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That room is probably fed from an outlet in the next room and the connection is loose. Check the outlets on both sides of the wall between the room loosing power and the room closer to the panel. Quick test, when it goes out, slap the wall by the outlet on the common wall. That may jiggle the connection and let you know where the problem is.
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Why do two separate breakers control the same outlets?
The only time 2 beakers are run to one outlet is if the outlet is 240V. The breakers should have handle-ties connected to them to ensure that both breakers trip in the event of an overload. Nope its not 240 either,cause it continues to other outlets the same way.and can plug 110 accesories into them. I have come accross this everywhere. In rooms without a ceiling light, one half of a duplex receptacle is a switched lighting circuit and the other is a always on receptacle.
Any problems with shared neutral for for 4 15 amp breakers each on dedicated circuits?
Yes. If it a residential home then you can only have two breakers per neutral and they need to be on opposite legs of your panel. If it is a commercial 3phase panel then you can only put 3 breakers on a shared neutral. Here's why. In your panel assuming its residential you have two power wires and one neutral and these power wires are called legs. If you attach two breakers on the same leg that is across from each other on opposite sides of the panel or skipping a space between breakers on the same side at 15A apiece you return on the neutral will not be balanced and you will have the possibility of 30A coming back to your panel on the neutral which will fry a 14 Awg or even 12 Awg for that matter and cause a fire. Now if the breakers are in tandem that is they have the breaker tie that connects two breakers together they will be on separate legs and then only will your breakers/circuits be balanced and it will be safe to share a neutral on. If two tandem breakers are connected to a single neutral and they are all 15A breakers your return would be 30A again because although your tandem breakers are balanced now you have two tandem breakers returning a potential 15A per two breakers and that adds up to 30A. The next problem you have is when you share a neutral as per the National Electric Code if one breaker trips the other breaker also sharing that neutral must trip so that when the power is off any current that could possibly return through the neutral wire will be cut off. So now this creates another problem with 4 breakers sharing the same neutral is now there is no way to get all four to trip at the same time if there was a ground fault (a short) or an overload. and someone could get nailed by any current coming back on the shared neutral. All the same applies for 3phase except there are 3 power wires and you can use 3 breakers with a 3 breaker tie instead of just two. You either need to run one neutral per tandem breaker or four neutrals for four circuits/breakers. Tandem breakers controlling two separate circuits are a pain because when one breaker trips they trip the other circuit also. Tandems are mostly used for two circuits going to the same appliance so that no power on either leg reaches the appliance when it needs to be off.
You are trying to replace ceiling fan but both black and white wire is hot from box and the switch is still hot after turned off at switch and in breaker box?
It is hard to tell what is going on from your description since you didn't indicate how measurements were being made. The only time I have seen something like this going back to breaker was when there were two separate breakers providing voltage to the box. One way to find out is turn off all breakers and there should be no voltage to the fan box. Then turn breakers on, one at a time while monitoring the voltage at box (two people are helpful). If the breaker you think controls the box shows a voltage when turned on, turn it off and try the rest of the breakers to see if any of them provide voltage to the box. If all breakers are off and you still have power in the box and you live in an apartment or duplex of some sort, maybe you are tied into a neighbor's power. Only other answer is if power is coming from main and is un-switched. This would be very strange.
When the test button is pressed on a gfci outlet it sparks and trips two breakers in the main panel What could be the problem?
The test button should only trip the GFCI. The fact that it is tripping two breakers indicates that somehow both breakers are feeding your GFCI circuit. I have seen this when there was a wiring error and two circuits were joined in an outlet that was connected to a breaker and through the GFCI outlet. To troubleshoot determine which outlets are effected when both breakers are off. Pull outlet from box and if there are two feeds remove one from outlet and run a toner on wire left on outlet to panel and one off outlet to panel. The GFCI could block the toner so if one side of the outlet does not tone back to panel check at GFCI. There must be two paths to your electric panel for the two breakers to trip and the GFCI may be faulty as well. Another way to check is to have the GFCI reset and both breakers on. Check each outlet that you have identified as being on GFCI noting that they can be in different rooms. With all outlets working turn off one of the tripped breakers. See if any outlets so off. If not turn off the other breaker and turn on the first breaker. If power is still present then the outlets are being fed by both breakers.
Is a circuit breaker an alternative fuses?
Circuit breakers do the same thing as fuses. They interrupt current flow when a certain preset point is reached. The difference between circuit breakers and fuses are that circuit breakers are resettable and reusable, whereas fuses are one time devices that must be replaced after they blow.
Will turning off the main breaker turn off all the power to the circuit breaker box?
No. Power to all the circuit breakers will be cut off except for the Main power breaker. The Main power breaker (which supplies power to all other breakers and will say 100, or whatever your max breaker box power is, on it )will have power going to it all the time, unless power is turned off outside the house.
How to troubleshoot Mercury Mountaineer Trailer wiring?
have power going to all breakers but nowhere else inside trailer.
How can I fix the power in my home?
If you have no power in your house, you can check your circuit breaker. Check all the breakers & all switches will be up. If any breaker goes down, you need to push it up. Call an electrician acelectric(.)net if these troubleshooting steps have not restored the lost power. Do not try to fix electric wiring on your own.
Just bought a house and two rooms have no power to the plugs breakers are all on?
Sometimes different types of breakers still look on even when they are tripped. The first thing to do troubleshooting this condition is turn off your breakers one at a time. Plug some sort of a device that will sense the voltage if it comes on, like a lamp. When you turn the breaker to the off position you should feel no resistance. If you come across one that has a bit of resistance about mid point continue to the off position and it should reset. Turn it to the on position and the circuit should be restored. For further discussion if the above is not the problem use the discuss question page.
What are all the rooms in a house?
It's all inflatable- there are no rooms
Where can Square D circuit breakers be purchased?
Square D circuit breakers can be purchased from various homeware and DIY stores such as Home Depot or Lowes. Websites that specialise in circuit breakers such as Circuit Breaker Service or All Breakers do sell them as well.
Modern ships are powered by diesel fuel and nuclear power?
I think they are all diesel except for naval vessels in some navies, and some ice-breakers in Russia.
Is all the power of the government in one branch?
no because it goes to all 3 branches
How many rooms will all the bees in the world occupy?
It all depends on the size of the rooms.
How many rooms does the whitehouse have?
It has 132 rooms but they are not all used.
Are all rooms room temperature?
All rooms have the same temperature due to the weather or to the airconditioner.
Did all the hobbit rooms have a view?
Not all of the rooms had windows. The ones that did were on the left side of the passage.
