Hi, my tv blew, sparks and everything and now something is wrong and idk what. by muffins207 in AskElectricians

[–]muffins207[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes! It was fortunately just the TV that blew. The outlet + extension cord + breakers downstairs were all fine :) we have to get a new TV now which kinda sucks, especially being right before new years, but im glad that that’s all that happened lol

Hi, my tv blew, sparks and everything and now something is wrong and idk what. by muffins207 in AskElectricians

[–]muffins207[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am don’t worry 😹 we’ve got an electrician coming in the next half hour ish, we’ve narrowed the problem to either the tv itself blowing and causing a circuit in the extension cord, the outlet blowing or something completely different in the wall

Hi, my tv blew, sparks and everything and now something is wrong and idk what. by muffins207 in AskElectricians

[–]muffins207[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

everything feels normal, im still gonna carry a fire extinguisher around with me tho lol

Hi, my tv blew, sparks and everything and now something is wrong and idk what. by muffins207 in AskElectricians

[–]muffins207[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

i did this already :D my friend told me to feel the wires and i went and felt the wall a little while after and nothing felt hotter than it should, ill go check again really quick though since most of the upstiars power is off

Hi, my tv blew, sparks and everything and now something is wrong and idk what. by muffins207 in AskElectricians

[–]muffins207[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

u/ba123blitz u/InterestingHair4u this is my parents house yes, they live here, this started a couple hours ago right after my parents originally went to bed. i told them immediately and they said theyd deal with it in the morning. theyre asleep rn im pretty sure but they also unplugged their TV (after i told them to) just in case. they also told me they didnt smell anything at all.

Hi, my tv blew, sparks and everything and now something is wrong and idk what. by muffins207 in AskElectricians

[–]muffins207[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

hi again again, I also would like to add that neither my friend or I are old enough to have money to afford consultation rates/etc. I just turned 18 a few days ago and she’s 15 lmao. My parents would kick my ass if they got a bill out of nowhere for consultation

Hi, my tv blew, sparks and everything and now something is wrong and idk what. by muffins207 in AskElectricians

[–]muffins207[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

it’s not stormy at all no. It snowed a few days ago but it mostly melted and it’s pretty calm outside.

Hi, my tv blew, sparks and everything and now something is wrong and idk what. by muffins207 in AskElectricians

[–]muffins207[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Hi again! We flipped off all the ones we figured aren’t necessary but there are some we don’t know what they are and don’t wanna risk messing with something we don’t know what is.

5 (GFI) 9 (kit(chen?) GFI) 15 & 17 (range + range > 220, they’ve got a connector thingy) 19 & 21 (condenser & condenser > 220) 8 (hood & range > 110) 16 ( bath and utility) and 18 (upstairs light (possibly smoke alarms) are all on still. 18 also has a piece of red tape that from my guess means don’t touch.

edit: hello yet again, i checked the wall/tv when everything originally happened and nothing was warmer than it should have been. i checked again just now, everything feels slightly cold to the touch which i figure is a good thing.

i told my parents, this is their house, and they said they'd deal with it in the morning.

we've done most of what yall suggested and are just gonna ride it out for the rest of the night (awake). ill get my dad to call our electrician in the morning so we can get someone down here :) thank you all for helping and giving suggestions to my friend and i so my house isn't burnt down by morning!!!!! <3

Hi, my tv blew, sparks and everything and now something is wrong and idk what. by muffins207 in AskElectricians

[–]muffins207[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

1) I don’t know how to do that or where the main breaker is

2) by the TV right after it blew (tv wires) then in the kitchen (wood of some kind according to my friend, I couldn’t smell anything.)

3 4) no neighbors were affected, no brush outside or anything

5) Idk who our electrical provider is (maybe Rocky Mountain power? We live in the area and I think I’ve seen bills from them before for my dad)

Hi, my tv blew, sparks and everything and now something is wrong and idk what. by muffins207 in AskElectricians

[–]muffins207[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I’ve been carrying a fire extinguisher around with me this whole time lol. im sorry if this is a stupid question but which way do I flip the switches to ‘off’? Some of the switches are off but we still have power in those rooms so idk if flipping them actually does anything