this heaters been in the house since we bought it 6 yrs ago.never did it til last year and still to date.
2007-11-26 11:55:27 · 14 answers · asked by Sunshine82 3 in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
trips after a few minutes, its a central a/c and heater unit
2007-11-26 14:56:02 · update #1
depends on what kind of heater it could be the heating element, compressor, or a lizard/frog on contactors
2007-11-26 12:13:28 · answer #1 · answered by jacksonpools 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The first thing I would look at is if the heater is on its own circuit. The easiest way to figure this out is turn off the breaker to the heater and see what else goes off, or won't go on. If the heater is on the same circuit as other appliances (such as a PC) you may have too much electricity passing through the circuit at once. The breaker would trip to prevent an overload. This is a very common problem due to the increased number of PCs, TVs, microwaves, etc. in homes, and the usual solution is to disconnect some of the other appliances and plug them into another circuit, or have another circuit put into that just handles the bigger appliance (such as the heater).
If the heater is the only thing on the circuit, there are several possibilities. One possibility is that there is a short circuit in the heater or the wiring leading to the heater (a wire has become disconnected and is touching something else) so when the heater kicks on it causes the electricity to pass through something else and the breaker to trip.
This doesn't sound like a complicated problem and a technician can probably diagnose it fairly quickly. If you have a service company that you deal with on a regular basis for the heater I recommend contacting them first.
2007-11-26 12:15:30 · answer #2 · answered by djlachance 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
One of the heater elements make have broken and shorted to ground. Or either the sequencer has failed. The way it works is 2 elements come on first. then 20 seconds later the fan and one more heater element comes on. This is done by a double stacked sequencer. If it fried together then all 3 heat elements and the fan try to kick in at the same time. One other thing is the breaker can get weak and go out.
2007-11-26 12:55:16 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Skip the electrician. Most likely you'll need to contact a HVAC technician. (I am one.)
Is your heater Gas or is it a heat pump system associated with your Air Conditioning system? Your problem is a short, ground, or an open circuit with your heating system. Weather it's a bad compressor, bad fan motor, or any one of the safety relays in the system, it is tripping the breaker. If you keep reseting the circuit breaker a few times, something is going to burn up. Thats the entire purpose of the breaker. Unless you are experienced with tracking down electrical problems in heating systems, you'll need to contact someone who is.
2007-11-26 12:49:03 · answer #4 · answered by paul_txs 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you have added any major electrical items (even minro ones) depending on the age of the house if they are on the same breaker as the heater (im guessing an electric heater?) then it will trip the breaker because you are using more energy then the breaker supports. You will most likely need to upgrade you electrical to allow more power to your breakers.
2007-11-26 12:02:53 · answer #5 · answered by Jessica S 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
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2014-09-02 07:05:46 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 4⤋
It just might be the circuit is overloaded. Has there been something new added to the electrical load? even some new lights, TV, another appliance? If so that may be your problem, otherwise, the unit may be shorting out, or, there is always the possibility the breaker is faulty.
2007-11-26 12:06:09 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your circuit is over loaded and the furnace should be on its own breaker. You may want to have an electrician come out and put the furnace on its own breaker, unless you know how or you have a friend that can help you.
Another thing could also be that the breaker is no good, you may want to purchase another breaker and replace that first. However, the furnace needs to be on its own breaker.
2007-11-26 12:04:33 · answer #8 · answered by TLG 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
ewww. not good. that happened to us last winter and our unit was brand new. it was it's first winter. as it turned out, there was some wire that was not grounded. the company told us to stop turning it on as it could spark a fire (our unit is in the attic with insulation all over the place). sounds like you may have the same problem. you should never mess around with electrical issues. get it checked out. hope you can stay warm til then!!
2007-11-26 12:01:57 · answer #9 · answered by tiffany715 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
what kind of heater and how long after you turn it on does the breaker trip....email me and i can help as long as you give more information.....if it is an central electric or heat pump you will need to just go ahead and call a hvac tech...
2007-11-26 14:13:13 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Heater Trips Breaker
2017-02-24 07:42:09 · answer #11 · answered by cochran 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋