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Can a breaker shut off in your home all of a sudden because of wind?
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∙ 15y ago
Unlikely, but not impossible. There would have to be bare wires somewhere outside where the wind could cause them to touch, tripping the breaker. The breaker would not be in the off position, it would be in the tripped (middle) position. If this really were the case, it would indicate faulty wiring that needs repair. When the breaker shut off, did outside appliances or lights shut off? That would be the place to have your electrician start looking. It's also possible that someone is pulling your leg.
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Why would the voltage drop to 105 in one outlet in your old mobile home?
Check the voltages on the other receptacles in the home. If you find other lower voltages go back and shut that breaker off. Go through out the house shutting off the breakers that have low voltage on them. If other ones are lower see if you can establish if the voltage drop is on the same bus breakers. These will be every alternate breaker. If the breakers that you shut off are every other breaker then the problem is with the incoming utility supply. Give them a call and get them to read the voltage at the meter base. If you can not find any other low voltages in the home then shut the breaker off to that circuit and change the receptacle out for a new one. If the voltage is still low after replacing the receptacle, it could be the breaker that is feeding that circuit.
What can we do if our Curcuit breaker tripped on the heater and will not reset?
shut off the power to the box, switch out the breaker and resture the power
What is an electric fuse?
Normally a fuse is a device in your home fuse box that will blow out or shut down the electricity to an area of your home that had a overload of current drawn. A circuit breaker may be used in place of an fuse.
Where does power come into most homes?
It comes into the home from the electrical grid. It enters the home through a meter base and is fed into the service panel. This panel routes the electricity to each circuit in the home. Each circuit is protected by a breaker designed to trip and shut off power if the circuit becomes overloaded or there is a short in the circuit. A typical home will have a 200 amp service containing 40-42 separate breaker locations and one main breaker that shuts off power to the entire home.
SMy Breaker box is tripping one of my 20A's How many times can I just reset it before I have to shut it down?
If you have contineous tripping on a breaker then there is a fault on the load of that breaker. Don't reset it any more. What is the breaker connected to?
How do you turn furnace on without thermostat?
turn breaker off. unhook thermostat wire to furnace turn breaker on. worth a try; if it works you will have to turn off breaker to shut it down.
In the electrical circuit of a house the fuse is used?
A fuse/breaker is used to protect the wiring within the home for overheating and catching on fire. When the fuse/breaker detects an excess flow of current beyond the range of the fuse/breaker, within a circuit, it will blow/trip to shut off the flow of electricity in that circuit thus preventing a possible fire.
How do you conserve electicity?
i have heard if you shut off the breaker to an unused room it will save electricity
Why would power be received before breaker but with breaker on no power is in any recepticles?
The voltage before the breaker is from the distribution panel's buss bars. This voltage is controlled by the panel's main breaker. To have no voltage on the terminal of the breaker means that either the breaker is shut off or it has gone into a trip position. If it has tripped push the handle of the breaker to the off position and then to the on position. This should reset the breaker. If the voltage is not present at the output terminal of the breaker after resetting it, then replace the breaker as it has a fault in it.
What do you call a push button switch that you push on when power supply shut down you have to push it on again?
That would be a breaker, as in circuit breaker. Just like the ones on your house.
Why would condensation build up in an electric water heater and trip the breaker in a garage in Florida and you shut off the water heater frequently because it's a 2nd home?
If your having condensation at the bottom of the unit it could be that the bottom element has gone bad and when the cold water comes in and hits the warm tank it is condensating. Also if heating element has gone bad that could be a definite cause for the breaker to keep tripping.
How do you shut down water heater while on a vacation?
If you want to shut it down completely, turn off the cold water stop going into the hot water tank. If it is an electrical tank shut the breaker off to the HWT. If it is a gas HWT, shut off the gas valve as well.
