I have a house built in 2005. I never had a problem with the breaker box; it is updated and everything. All of a sudden it kept tripping. So I thought since it has a fish tank, heater, and overhead lights in both bedrooms, and a TV it's not overloaded. I put a new 15 amp breaker in and it worked fine for a few days and then did the same thing. I took out the fish tank and heater and it still trips. Why is it doing that? There's no moisture and it's a brand new circuit and the wiring was put in 2005.
By Joe
Add your voice! Click below to answer. ThriftyFun is powered by your wisdom!
I am no electrician, but it seems to me that if all you are running on one breaker is a bunch of lights, and the breaker keeps tripping, you have a problem that you need to call an electrician for. Are you sure that this is all that is on that breaker? Do a check as best you can to find out for sure.
Microwaves, for example, make a very heavy draw, as do anything that heats, such as toaster ovens and coffee pots, although micowaves are one of the worst. Could someone be using something like hair dryers or curling irons that might be causing the breaker to overload?
Multiple users might do it, if a bunch of other things were also plugged in as well, such as computers, chargers, etc. No one was using a space heater, were they? Breakers do wear out, and will then overload with very little draw. However, since you have changed the breaker, and the problem still exists, you should likely call an electrician who has the expertise and the tools to figure out what is going on.
Add your voice! Click below to answer. ThriftyFun is powered by your wisdom!
