Pressure washed the pollen off the house which is a task completed every spring. I stay away from lights and outlets i don't intentionally spray them

All the electrical on the patio is out a ceiling fan on a switch, outlet, outdoor light fixture.

No breakers tripped
I checked the breakers with a multimeter all show 120v
I've taken the switches and outlet out if the boxes and looked for any wires being hot but none are?
I thought a switch or outlet went bad.
If I have 120v at the breaker how do I find this?

Have you checked all of your GFI outlets to be sure none were tripped? Look closely for any hidden ones, like behind shelving in a garage or behind appliances.

I'm a plumber, but I also would check for GFI outlets that are tripped.

^^^ Agree with the above. Just happened to me.

I would check your outdoor outlet first, as it likely is a GFCI.

It could be the GFI is bad. I have had to replace several over the years. If you can't find the tripped GFI Start pulling outlets.

I would start and pull the dead outlet closest to the breaker box. Test behind it if you have voltage replace it. Keep going until you find the tripped/bad GFI.

It Could also be a disconnected wire or bad switch/outlet. I had a switch go bad after 14 years because the electrician was lazy and used the push in holes in the back and pushed it in too hard. Over time the switch separated and no longer worked.

GFi's first. If that's not the problem, start checking at any junction boxes between the breaker and outlet.
I agree, GFI is the most likely suspect.

Yeah, GFCI. I had a light go out in the basement and couldn't get it to come back on. Apparently, the GFCI in the upstairs bathroom tripped and the light was downstream on that circuit. So you have to check all of them.

Yep, GFI.

What year was your house built? It will tell me where to look for it.

Triple-check that you are bothering the correct breaker.

Loosen the screw on the breaker and make sure the insulation is stripped far enough back on the wire. Tighten the screw down on the bare wire solidly.

Test the outlet on the outside of the house. Voltage in and out?

You are most likely missing the GFI receptacle that feeds the rest of the circuit in question. It was often placed in a bathroom back when...

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Originally posted by GA Gator:
...looked for any wires being hot but none are?

Just wondering what method you used for this? Seen plenty of people thinking they had no power when they really had no neutral.

As others said, GFI.

I had the same problem on my patio after spraying the whole thing off a few years back.

Traced it back to a GGI that was in the other end of the house in the garage.

Yep GFI.

Such a dumbass spent way to much time looking for this. Wife got a good chuckle.

It'll be easier next time!

Been there, found a GFI at the back of a angled corner cabinet that I didn’t know was there.

Worst part, we had been in this house fourteen years and didn’t know there was even an outlet there!