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Can a circuit breaker go bad? Joy 04-02-2008
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Posted by Joy on April 2, 2008, 2:33 pm
Last night we had a thunderstorm and this morning, one entire circuit in
our box is dead.

The breaker was not tripped. I even turned it off and on again but that
did nothing.

One other breaker was off, but that only goes to the indoor tub\jacuzzi
which is not working so I MAY have turned it off myself a while ago, but I
don't think so. I turned that back on.

The dead circuit is for the garage door openers and some lights and
outlets in the upstairs bathrooms for the most part.

Any ideas of what may have happened?

Thanks so much.

Joy

Posted by HeyBub on April 2, 2008, 2:35 pm
Joy wrote:
> Last night we had a thunderstorm and this morning, one entire circuit
> in our box is dead.
>
> The breaker was not tripped. I even turned it off and on again but
> that did nothing.
>
> One other breaker was off, but that only goes to the indoor
> tub\jacuzzi which is not working so I MAY have turned it off myself a
> while ago, but I don't think so. I turned that back on.
>
> The dead circuit is for the garage door openers and some lights and
> outlets in the upstairs bathrooms for the most part.
>
> Any ideas of what may have happened?

Yes it could be the circuit breaker. Could also be a bad connection on the
circuit.

If there's not 120 on the hot side of the circuit breaker, the circuit
breaker is the culprit.



Posted by Jeff Wisnia on April 2, 2008, 4:20 pm
HeyBub wrote:

> Joy wrote:
>
>>Last night we had a thunderstorm and this morning, one entire circuit
>>in our box is dead.
>>
>>The breaker was not tripped. I even turned it off and on again but
>>that did nothing.
>>
>>One other breaker was off, but that only goes to the indoor
>>tub\jacuzzi which is not working so I MAY have turned it off myself a
>>while ago, but I don't think so. I turned that back on.
>>
>>The dead circuit is for the garage door openers and some lights and
>>outlets in the upstairs bathrooms for the most part.
>>
>>Any ideas of what may have happened?
>
>
> Yes it could be the circuit breaker. Could also be a bad connection on the
> circuit.
>
> If there's not 120 on the hot side of the circuit breaker, the circuit
> breaker is the culprit.
>
>

Uh, don't you mean the "load side" (its output terminal)?

We should also remind Joy that sometimes one needs to push the circuit
breaker lever firmly towards the OFF direction before moving it back to
the ON position to achieve a recet.

Jeff



--
Jeffry Wisnia
(W1BSV + Brass Rat '57 EE)
The speed of light is 1.8*10^12 furlongs per fortnight.


Posted by HeyBub on April 2, 2008, 3:41 pm
Jeff Wisnia wrote:
> HeyBub wrote:
>
>> Joy wrote:
>>
>>> Last night we had a thunderstorm and this morning, one entire
>>> circuit in our box is dead.
>>>
>>> The breaker was not tripped. I even turned it off and on again but
>>> that did nothing.
>>>
>>> One other breaker was off, but that only goes to the indoor
>>> tub\jacuzzi which is not working so I MAY have turned it off myself
>>> a while ago, but I don't think so. I turned that back on.
>>>
>>> The dead circuit is for the garage door openers and some lights and
>>> outlets in the upstairs bathrooms for the most part.
>>>
>>> Any ideas of what may have happened?
>>
>>
>> Yes it could be the circuit breaker. Could also be a bad connection
>> on the circuit.
>>
>> If there's not 120 on the hot side of the circuit breaker, the
>> circuit breaker is the culprit.
>>
>>
>
> Uh, don't you mean the "load side" (its output terminal)?
>
> We should also remind Joy that sometimes one needs to push the circuit
> breaker lever firmly towards the OFF direction before moving it back
> to the ON position to achieve a recet.
>

Yes, you're right. But don't you mean "reset?"



Posted by Jeff Wisnia on April 2, 2008, 5:57 pm
HeyBub wrote:
> Jeff Wisnia wrote:
>
>>HeyBub wrote:
>>
>>
>>>Joy wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>Last night we had a thunderstorm and this morning, one entire
>>>>circuit in our box is dead.
>>>>
>>>>The breaker was not tripped. I even turned it off and on again but
>>>>that did nothing.
>>>>
>>>>One other breaker was off, but that only goes to the indoor
>>>>tub\jacuzzi which is not working so I MAY have turned it off myself
>>>>a while ago, but I don't think so. I turned that back on.
>>>>
>>>>The dead circuit is for the garage door openers and some lights and
>>>>outlets in the upstairs bathrooms for the most part.
>>>>
>>>>Any ideas of what may have happened?
>>>
>>>
>>>Yes it could be the circuit breaker. Could also be a bad connection
>>>on the circuit.
>>>
>>>If there's not 120 on the hot side of the circuit breaker, the
>>>circuit breaker is the culprit.
>>>
>>>
>>
>>Uh, don't you mean the "load side" (its output terminal)?
>>
>>We should also remind Joy that sometimes one needs to push the circuit
>>breaker lever firmly towards the OFF direction before moving it back
>>to the ON position to achieve a recet.
>>
>
>
> Yes, you're right. But don't you mean "reset?"
>
>
That "thwock" you just heard was me, giving myself a dope slap on the
forehead.

So.......


Don't push on that button again,
You've pushed it until it's worn thin.
It ain't no reset,
On that you can bet,
So wipe off that shit eating grin.

Jeff

--
Jeffry Wisnia
(W1BSV + Brass Rat '57 EE)
The speed of light is 1.8*10^12 furlongs per fortnight.


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