I turn off one circuit breaker, and the light goes out...but if I turn off others, it still goes out...what is with that? Why is there more than one circuit breaker assigned to one outlet?
2007-03-16 20:15:38 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
Case History: I have two houses in the Phillippine Islands. When I am hunting for the circuit breaker that turns off an outlet, I find that one-of-four breakers can be tripped to interrupt the circuit (as long as the three other breakers are open). If I throw the first breaker, the light goes out, but if I turn it on and throw circuit two, the light goes out (same with three and four). This occurs in both houses and it is really throwing me off for an explaination.
2007-03-16 20:40:24 · update #1
I don't know how your eletricial system works. There could be a main breaker that would turn every thing off. As others have said you could have a neutral wire controled by a breaker, I have never seen this but old fuse pnl. use to fuse the neutral.
If your outlet is 220 volt you could have more then 1 breaker controlling it. There are way to many unknowns, you might have to hire a electrician to help you find out.
2007-03-17 01:30:13 · answer #1 · answered by danzka2001 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This cannot be! I've been trying to envision a circuit configuration that would behave as you describe, but come up blank. Buy me a round trip ticket from California and I'll solve your little mystery. Otherwise, I suggest that you take the cover off the circuit breaker panel and trace the wiring for your outlet. If you have a meter, check the voltage on each conductor as you turn each breaker on and off.
2007-03-17 05:13:27 · answer #2 · answered by Tech Dude 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The only thing I can possibly think of is that you are talking about a duplex receptacle and they are double feeding the receptacle. They are also running the neutral wire through a breaker too. So, for a standard 110V receptacle you would have 2 hot wires both on breakers and 2 common or neutral wires both hooked to breakers.
I assume the Philippines run off of 110V and not 220V
2007-03-17 04:58:17 · answer #3 · answered by Fordman 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
i am not sure i got your point but i think you are taking about two ways circuits where youcan controll one point from two locations
this method is used when you have long corridors or huge rooms with more then one entrance so you can switch the lights on and off from both locations
2007-03-17 03:27:55 · answer #4 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋