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Old 01-26-2022, 12:37 PM
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Originally Posted by Dawn101970 View Post
Good Morning, Is anyone having trouble with the circuit breakers at their home? We had them replaced years ago under warranty, but are having trouble with one that will not reset again. Our house was built in Sept 2012. Thank you
Dawn, you need to state if this is a GFCI breaker, an AFCI breaker, or a standard breaker.
AFCI breakers are typically installed for living room, dining room and bedrooms and are designed to trip for ARCING faults like a pinched power cord.
GFCI breakers are typically installed the service any location that will be outside or close to water, garage, outside outlets, and bathrooms, these are designed to trip on leakage current due to something getting wet.
Regular breakers are design to trip on faults and NONE of the above items.
First you MUST turn the breaker fully OFF to reset, and then back to on. If it trips immediately, LEAVE IT OFF until you or an electrician or someone familiar with electrical wiring can assist you in determining why it is tripping. At a minimum ALL devices need to be disconnected, all lights turned off, etc. Then the breaker can be tested, if it trips get a licensed electrician, the problem is probably in the house wiring. If the breaker does not trip, try turning on or plugging one device at a time.
Hope this helps, and once again, if you are not comfortable doing the above, call an electrician.
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