We recently moved into a new home. One of the attractions of the place was the great workshop. The problem is the electrical in the shop. The breaker for one half of the shop keeps tripping, even if there's no appliances plugged in. I've tried replacing the breaker, but the same thing happens: the breaker trips as soon as it's reset.
Any ideas on how to fix this?
2006-10-19 12:26:24 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
Tested all the outlets in the shop and found that only two were on the circut that kept tripping.
I opened both outlets and found that one of them was falling apart inside. It was also being shorted out by a finishing nail that had somehow made it's way into the box. I removed the nail, replaced the outlet, and things are working fine now.
Thanks for the advice folks!
2006-10-20 12:51:42 · update #1
You've got some wires crossed somewhere this could cause a fire so call an electrician. If you get feeling handy pull out all the plugs and lights on that circuit and look for the problem if everything is wired up correctly then the problem could be in the wall.
2006-10-19 12:33:19 · answer #1 · answered by Aaron A 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Check the amp draw on your outlets. Does any of your outlets have a GFCI? If it does, something is making the circuit trip. Check each outlet. If the outlets check out, then a piece of your equipment may be bad. Check the OHMs on all your motor leads.Use an OHM meter and place the contacts on the plug in prongs (not pluged in) not the ground. The reading on your meter should be "0". If it's a "1" then the motor or other parts of this equipment is BAD! If you don't know what the hell I'm talking about, call a electrician. You could use a higher AMP on your breakers also.
2006-10-19 19:41:12 · answer #2 · answered by Jerry Lee Stinson IV 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
A circuit breaker is a saftey shut off in case of overload or "short". there must be a bad outlet, switch, or connection that is "shorting out" If this is a brand new home call the builder. Otherwise the short will have to be found by you or an electrician.
2006-10-19 19:38:49 · answer #3 · answered by morris 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There could be a short somewhere in the wiring or outlets.
Remove the black wire from the breaker and measure voltage from the wire to ground. If it reads zero, measure resistance to ground. It should measure as an open circuit. Inspect each outlet until you locate the problem.
Is it a GFCI type breaker?
2006-10-19 19:33:57 · answer #4 · answered by Warren914 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The breaker is your protection. The problem is obviously in the workshop wiring or outlets.
2006-10-19 19:33:06 · answer #5 · answered by echiasso 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You need to check the outlets on the line threes a dead short somewhere. Look to see if any are cracked if not each one will have to be pulled & checked, could be a loose wire.
2006-10-19 19:35:19 · answer #6 · answered by Ellen 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get an electrician in as messing around with electricity is dangerous, you may have a loose connection somewhere within the circut that is not visable to you.
2006-10-19 19:34:09 · answer #7 · answered by ami 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you have what is know as a dead ground. it is caused when a wire is going to ground when it is not ment to. it could becaused by a bad outlet or a wire that wore through
2006-10-19 22:58:32 · answer #8 · answered by specal k 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
An electrician may need to balance the electrical panel.
2006-10-19 19:29:13 · answer #9 · answered by Michelle G 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It simply means that there is JUST TOO much of a load on that one circuit
2006-10-19 21:06:38 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋