An older couple taking a look at their circuit breaker box - Coldsnowstorm/Getty Images Circuit breakers can be frustrating. You're happily bopping through your day, perhaps craving an English Muffin, ...

When you plug something in at home, you expect the receptacle (aka outlet) to have power. If it doesn’t, you probably know to check and reset the circuit breaker. But what if the breaker didn’t trip?

Last night I noticed that none of the lights or outlets in the master bedroom and bathroom had any power anymore, and checked the breaker panel. Nothing was tripped, but I cycled all the breakers ...