i have a miller eletric furnace it has 2 60 amp breakers in the furnace when the eletrician ran the wires he took the 2 wire coming from the wall to the furnce and ran two wires off each wire to the two 60 amp breakers im haveing a problem with this because the 60 amp breaker in the eletrical box keeps kicking off can anyone tell me why it keeps kicking the breaker ?????? please help me its getting to cold at night for my kids...
2006-11-05 04:39:51 · 3 answers · asked by Crystal L ™ 2 in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
the two wires coming from the electrical box he ran two wires off of each wire so there would be 4 wires going into the furnace to the two 60 amp breakers in the furnace....
2006-11-05 04:56:53 · update #1
straight from the eletrical box to the furnace....
no they have not been tested.....
and when i kick the breaker on in the electrical box it automaticly kicks on the furnace and the blower all at once...it stays on for about 10 min. then kicks the breaker in the box off....
2006-11-05 05:01:06 · update #2
the wire in my main eletrical box is warm, so im thinking i should have two breakers running my furnace and my blower in my main eletrical box
2006-11-05 05:09:40 · update #3
What needs to be check is in one set of wires you should have it going to one breaker, and the other set going to the 2nd breaker. They should not be crossed. Example is if he ran from first set of wires to each breaker then 2nd set of wires to each breaker you would be creating a short. If the wires from each set for example was black white it would go to 1 of the 60 amp breakers and the other black white wire would go to the other breaker and the copper or green wires should be connected to a gounding lug.
If you are not an electrician or have any electrical experience i would call the electrician back to correct the problem.
2006-11-05 12:02:32 · answer #1 · answered by Techman 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I actually do not quite understand what the electrician has done. there should be 3 wires, two each ungrounded conductors and one ground, unless all of the wiring is in conduit and the conduit is being used as the ground.
What size are the wires that have been run?
Do they run straight from the electrical panel to the furnace?
Do they run to anything else?
Are there any nicks in the wires?
Have the wires and furnace elements been tested with an ohm meter?
Is the furnace a new one?
Is the electrical box you reference on the furnace or someplace else?
Do they trip immediately?
Sorry, I need a little more input.
2006-11-05 04:48:24 · answer #2 · answered by gare 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like he ran the wrong size wire, Or the heat is calling for more than the supplied amperage. Even a loose wire on one of the heat strips will cause a breaker to trip
23 years, HVAC Tech
2006-11-05 05:35:48 · answer #3 · answered by myothernewname 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋