Moisture outside has nothing to do with this. You either have power to the service panel or you don't. There are a few things that can cause these type problems. My first guess would be the problem is right there in the service panel. First turn the main OFF. Then remove the breakers that are being effected, one at a time, and look carefully at the connection on the back where they plug into the main service bar. A loose or burnt connection here will cause exactly what you are experiencing. A breaker that has any indication of it overheating should be replaced. If the main bar is burnt it must be cleaned. If you see any indication that water has entered the service panel then you may very well need to have the service panel replaced if the damage is severe. Another possibility is that you have a junction box somewhere in the attic with some loose wiring. This can be very dangerous as the wiring will overheat from arcing. Move the stove out from the wall and take the stove outlet apart and inspect it to make sure there is no loose wiring in there. As the stove has some effect on this it is highly suspect. I highly recommend you call a licensed electrician to diagnose this problem if you cannot find the problem yourself. This can be a very dangerous situation that may burn your home down. It is simply not worth taking any chances even if you have to spend a few hundred dollars to solve this mystery. Have this fixed ASAP.
to do this: remove the 2 small covers on the left and right side of the tool and push aside the coil spring holding in the brush. the brush should freely pull out of the holder.
when you have the covers off, look for charring or melting. and after the brushes are out, rotate the arbor to move the armature inside and look to make sure it's not charred.
if that doesnt help, take apart the handle and look for melted or exposed wire. dewalt likes to pack the wires in tight among the screws and sometimes the normal vibration of the tool will cause a screw to cut into a wire and short the wire.
new brushes and holders (if melted) are usually around 20 dollars US
The battery is likely to be fine, but what about the electric motor in the saw, in rice as well? The only thing that tends to get damaged is electronic board components.
Rice only works well if it was warmed first, silica gel packs are better. A couple of days should be good, but my advice it open it up straight away and dry with a hairdryer or heat gun.
It is likely that the trigger switch on your saw is faulty and not allowing power to flow to the motor. You may need to have the switch repaired or replaced by a professional. In the meantime, you may not be able to use your saw until the issue is resolved.
The cutterhead is now exposed. If the eight screws in
the cutterhead clamp are not visible, use a piece of
scrap wood to carefully rotate the cutterhead (Fig. S)
until the screws are accessible and the cutterhead lock
lever18engages. This will prevent further rotation of
the cutterhead as you change the knives
I can't even find a part number for this in Dewalt manuals much less the size of such. There are instructions for measuring belt sizes on the web but that's it. No use searching the Dewalt web site for the belt in the product listings. I tried and it defies any seach I can come up with. I gather they must have some internal inventory system that only they have access to. So, that looks like a job for "customer service" 800-433-9258 Monday - Friday, 8:00A.M. - 6:00P.M. Or you can try their email form on their webpage. As I can't even come up with a parts number for the belt I'm a little shy to refer you to some replacement parts dealer whose product quality I would have no way of knowing even if I had the belt size --which I don't. It is not easy to even pull up specifications for the saw you designated and those don't list belt sizes. You would think it was a nuclear secret.
