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The outside plug-in is hooked to a GFI somewhere in the rig. Look at the plug-in in the basement, the bathroom or the kitchen and you'll probably find one is tripped then you'll know which one controls the outside plug-in. Had a similar occurrence at our S&B during our daughters wedding. Folks on the deck had food warmers plugged in and the brides maids had as many hair curlers as possible plugged into the bathroom. We couldn't figure why we kept loosing power on the deck. The folks in the bathroom knew what was going on and kept resetting it, but we hadn't thought that they used the bathroom GFI for the outdoor plugs to save a few bucks.