sadears

ok. so why do you suppose the GFI on the right was installed. Doesn't look like it does anything.

joecaption

If there's only 1 black, 1, white and a ground then it does not do anything except act as a receptical.
You can just replace it with a reguler outlet.
For it to do anything there would have been another set of wires connected to the bottom set of terminals. One side of the GFI says load and the other one says line. The incoming power goes to the load side and any outlets down line that need protecting would go on the line side.

JTGP

Problem solved?

JoeD

Tell us how so the next person reading this post with a similar problem can be helped.

sadears

I connected the black wire, then replaced the GFI with three wires with a regular outlet. Unfortunately, the other outlets upstairs still don't work.

JTGP

pictures of other outlet not working? is it a GFCI? Where is it located?

sadears

The second GFI (right next to the other GFI) I replaced with a regular outlet. I couldn't see the reason for two GFIs. Still, what started all this is that I have four outlets upstairs (2 in the master bath, one in a spre bath, one outside) that don't work.

sadears

Apparently, there is a THIRD GFI in the garage. Just now noticed it. The garden lights and sprinkler system are plugged in. I think it was tripped. A yellow light was on. I pushed the reset button and it went out. I put the plug-in tester in and it tripped. Pressed the reset button so the light would go out and pressed the test button on the tester. It tripped it again. Going to replace it. Will let you all know...

JoeD

Before you replace it disconnect the garden lights and the sprinkler. One of them could be faulty.

sadears

I did. When I tested the outlet with the tester.