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I get calls all the time for getting the power turned back on in the bathroom. The first thing to check is the GFCI outlet, to see if it has tripped off. I tell people to first check in that particular bathroom for the GFCI outlet. This is the outlet with the test and reset buttons. You want to press the “reset” button and hopefully power will be restored.
The next comment is that they can’t find the outlet with the buttons on it. So, start looking around. Check all of the bathrooms, the kitchen, the garage, laundry room. Wherever there is water, there should be GFCI protection. Even though you don’t see a GFCI outlet, you may still have protection there if those outlets are wired “downstream” of a GFCI outlet. Typically, the installer will place a small sticker on the outlet that says “GFCI protected”, but that certainly isn’t always the case. I generally tell people to start in one room of the house and walk the entire house. I’ve seen GFCI outlets behind closet doors. Start looking.
Finally, check the main electrical panel. It may be that you have a GFCI breaker installed in the panel, and it has tripped. Reset the GFCI breaker and it should restore power to your bathroom.
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