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Why would a switch on my distribution panel trip now and again when it's not actually wired up to anything?
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∙ 10y ago
Something that the breaker is wired to on the board has an intermittent short.
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It could be a case that you are looking at a two pole breaker that at one time was used on a three wire branch circuit. These circuits must disconnect both poles if a fault occurs on either circuit. It could be that one of the circuits was disconnected at some time prior and the one left on the breaker is in effect the cause of the breaker to trip. Without more information it is hard to tell. These types of three wire circuits usually feed kitchen counter receptacles. The next time the breaker trips check to see if it is a two pole breaker. If it is only a single breaker, for safety sake if there is nothing connected to the breaker, leave it in the off position as it may have an internal fault. In the future you may want to change it out for a new one. For more help just leave additional information on the discussion page, page link below.
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