The wife was running the sweeper today ( like wives are suppose to do ) & while she was using it in the family room, she heard a normal sounding "pop" ( I don't know what normal is, but she does ) coming from the outlet it was plugged into. We always use this plug for downstairs sweeping & after that, there was no electricity from that & two other outlets that feed off of this outlet in question in the room. The other side of the room has one outlet & it works ok. One circuit breaker operates ALL of the outlets I've mentioned. The breaker also feeds two ceiling lights operated by one wall switch which do not work either. The problem outlet feeds off of the light switch & then there's the other two. The breaker works fine. I was hoping the outlet somehow got fried & I switched it out with a new one & still nothing. I don't have a new light switch to try. Nothing is between the light switch & the breaker, so I'm hoping that's where my problem is... or perhaps the line itself is fugged up. I have a electrical tester my brother gave me, but I don't know anything about it. What are your thoughts ? It's Easter weekend & I'm not gonna mess any further with it. The wife is on my ass to ask around, so here I am & now I can tell her to leave me alone. So what are your thoughts ?