It trip in December of 2005 and the Summer of 2006 but since then its in working condition. I'm thinking that the circuit breaker is old but we installed it in the late 80s or early 90s not sure but we have updated our plug outlets in the early 90s to late 90s.
Many Thanks
2007-08-07 06:00:45 · 7 answers · asked by slb20062003 2 in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
You overloaded something on the same line, see what you had plugged in and don't do it again.
2007-08-09 07:29:21 · answer #1 · answered by Angelina N 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Once a breaker trips once it loses it's original rating. Yes it may be a weak breaker, but I would look in to the cause of the high current condition. What is on the circuit? Even if the breaker is weak, you need to find out why that circuit is drawing so much current.
2007-08-07 07:24:26 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
in case you have a ohm meter ,take the twine off the breaker and place one probe of the meter on the twine and the different to floor and notice in case you get a analyzing, if so , then there's a short. If no analyzing is shown, then replace the breaker. Breakers do bypass undesirable. in simple terms make beneficial that earlier you run the try, that one and all home equipment are unplugged and each thing is became off.
2016-10-09 10:11:19 · answer #3 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What probably happened is that two high draw appliances kicked on at exactly the same time and tripped the breaker. It was a coincidence. Since your breaker trips when this happens, it is fine. If it starts tripping more often, I would replace it.
2007-08-07 06:06:52 · answer #4 · answered by sensible_man 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the previous 2 answers pretty much say it all...very common to have a toaster and a microwave on the same circuit and with both 'on' it will blow. Same with an exhaust fan, hair dryer and a lot of lights on, all on one 15-amp circuit. If you are thinking about updating your service panel, have the electrician do a thorough circuit analysis, to know what and how much is on each circuit; also, codes change, specifying dedicated circuits for hi-draw items.
2007-08-07 06:14:10 · answer #5 · answered by Dept. of Redundancy Department 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
when you reset the breaker if it does not feel spongy it is fine if it trips immediately after resetting turn everything on that circuit off and slowly turn everything back on until it trips tht is your load limit .Keep in mind that a 15 amp circuit actually trips at about 12 amps of constant load
2007-08-10 10:19:00 · answer #6 · answered by Eddie W 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the breaker trips because the load on the circuit is to high. your breaker is working fine.
2007-08-07 06:03:23 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋