My wife was cooking on a electric range,and the range quit completely....I flick the circuit breaker and it flash for a second.Now the 220 range circuit beaker will not stay in the " ON " position. Is this the range or a circuit problem........Can anyone help
2007-02-24 05:36:44 · 10 answers · asked by Lennie M 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
some times breakers go bad ,after they have broke on and off even just a few times .they are just like a fuse in a sense.and they do go bad .another option is the appliance is drawing more juice than the breaker will handle .if it worked for along time and just now went bad .just go pick up another breaker ,or up size it ,but check with an eletricain before you upsize it .
2007-02-24 05:46:46 · answer #1 · answered by schuety1 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's possible that one or both of the circuit breakers have just gotten tired. It's also possible that the range is kaput.
One thing that you can do is unplug the range from the outlet (if you can get to it) and then try to reset the brakers again. if they hold, you know the range is the culprit. If they do not hold, then you can be pretty sure that the range is OK, and you need to call the electrician. It is either a wiring or breaker problem.
2007-02-24 05:50:39 · answer #2 · answered by Hank 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It could be a short in one of the burners, or it could be a short in the outlet, especially if the stove has been moved recently. It's not common, but you could also have a faulty circuit breaker. Remember when dealing with 220 that it is very dangerous, it can kill you very easily, call an electrician.
2007-02-24 05:47:28 · answer #3 · answered by Bill W 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If your circuit breaker is not staying on the you have a short circuit in the stove which is probably a faulty burner of oven switch and ther is a pollibility of a burned wire shorting to ground as well. These items will be easy to spot because they will be burned. One more thing un plug the stove and see if the breaker stays on to confirm that the stove is the culprit. Good luck.
2007-02-24 05:44:42 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
sounds like you have a short somewhere. It may be in the stove, the wire running to the stove or in the breaker. Call an electrician, 220 isn't something you want to mess with.
2007-02-24 05:41:09 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
What are you people thinking? Upsize the breaker! You are going to have to have an electrician check this out. I have been in the business for a while and I couldnt guess. Maby people shouldnt answer questions they dont know anything about. Or just go ahead and get someone killed!
2007-02-24 20:58:31 · answer #6 · answered by sparky8786 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you can't really tell until you test the range and see if you have power coming out of the outlet and see if it is 220 if it is than you have a defective stove if you are not comfortable doing this hire a electrician it could be dangerous
2007-02-24 05:45:31 · answer #7 · answered by thomasl 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
unplug the range, and then reset the circuit if it stays set it is the range.
2007-02-24 07:09:06 · answer #8 · answered by missy b 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
could be either. If i were you i would get an electrician to look at it, b/c if 220 pops you it can kill you.
2007-02-24 05:40:18 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
my birthday is 2/20 and personally i feel very insulted by that comment.
2007-02-24 05:39:31 · answer #10 · answered by waterlily750 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋