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Previous owner of this house did a bathroom remodel. There is tile on the walls which overlaps the shower pan. They had a thick 3/4" bead of caulk completely filling the gap at the bottom of the wall tile. This not only looked bad but was a pain in the *** to remove. My question is: Do I...

I've recently come back to this puzzle. There are no GFCI breakers in main panel. There is a non-GFCI outlet in the back on the exterior of the house and it works fine. I have not seen any tricky hidden switches anywhere in the garage. I've flipped every breaker in the box. I've flipped the...

Thanks everyone. There is a GFI in the garage. I flipped the breaker for it and also reset the GFI itself by pressing the test/reset buttons. The GFI outlet is still providing power directly from the plugs, so in that regard it appears to be working. I'm wondering if the GFI is in some...

Thank you, Jeff. I will try these steps. I've replaced many of the switches in my house but have not gotten to some of these yet. I do prefer to wire to the screw terminals when replacing. I have fully flipped both breakers that control the interior lights, front and back, in the shared...

Thanks for responding, Snoonyb. Here are pictures of the front fixtures/switches. Exterior switch on left, interior on right. And backyard fixture/switches. Exterior switch on left, interior on right

I bought my house in 2018. It was built in 1992 and has 2 sets of exterior lights, one set in the front yard and one in the back yard. Each set is controlled by a switch inside the house. Each switch is part of a box with 2 single-throw switches. The other switch in each box controls an...