One of my breakers at the box is tripping at night. I only have an electrical heater on with an auto temp setting. I have had it on nightly before without issues. I live in 1976 mobile home. Could it be rodents or moisture? What should I do? Thank you.
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It could be either. As a firefighter/emt, I must say do not use it or that outlet again, until after you have an electrician check it out. It could be the heater having an issue and the breaker is tripping as it should, or it could be faulty wiring. Either are a fire hazard and a trailer goes up quickly, before the occupants can get out at times.
Rodents can do a lot of damage to wiring. If you know you have them, that would be my first guess. It's worth having a qualified person do the repair.
Hopefully this problem has been corrected and you are now able to use your heater.
Many times we think that we only have one item on but other things on the same line can be coming on at the same time and takes more power than is available.
It is very dangerous to continue using an appliance, especially a heater, if the breaker keeps tripping.
Since this is an older mobile home it is possible that wiring needs replacing in some areas due to exposure, rodents, other animals (seeking shelter under your home). This is especially true if the skirting needs repairing or replacing.
Do you own or are you renting?
If you are renting then this is something you should talk to your landlord about as it is definitely a fire hazard and should be fixed ASAP.
There is probably no insurance on a mobile home of this age so a fire could cause you to lose your possessions but more importantly, it could cause an injury as these older homes are many times called fire traps due to the way they were made.
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