The furnace stopped working; so until the repair guy got there a couple days later, I used a plug in heater. The power went out in my baby's room and the adjacent bathroom. I flicked all the circuit breakers, but still no power. I plugged in an extension cord from another bedroom to bring in to the baby's room and the power went on. Later, i unplugged the cord and the power went off.
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I have had this problem many times. Some electric heaters use up more power than others, but the all do draw a lot of power. When things are drawing too much power, the circuit breakers go off. The last time it happened to me I had to leave the circuit breakers off for an hour or so before they would come on again. IF they are really not coming on at all, you might have no recourse but get an electrician.
To prevent this situation in the future, make sure that the heater is not on a circuit that's already being overpowered. IE do not use a space heater in the same circuit where you might use a large appliance, a hair dryer, DEFINITELY another space heater, etc.
I don't understand your whole situation in regards to the extension cord and the power going on or off, but I will say that you should never leave a space heater plugged into an extension cord. At most you could use one of those grounded outdoor extension cords, but even these are very dangerous. I almost set my house on fire when, unbeknownst to me, the plug was burning through the extension cord. I wish I had a picture to show you.
The circuit was overloaded and stopped working as a safety feature. An electrician can upgrade the circuit so it is more powerful b
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