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Posted by Mark Lloyd on February 21, 2007, 3:52 pm
>Just moved into an eighteen year old condo that has a federal pacific
>electric breaker panel with challenger circuit breakers.
>
>I have an 1988 vintage GE electric combination electric range/oven
>with an integrated over the range microwave.
>
>Every time I use the electric range, its oven, and the microwave
>together, the range circuit breaker in the panel box trips. This
>circuitbreaker is double breaker that has 40 on its two tandem
>switches which I assume is an 80 amp double breaker.
>
No, it's 40A. It a 240V circuit the same current flows through each
side. Effectively they're in series.
>I am looking for professional opinions
>
>Is it possible the 80 amp breaker is bad??
>
>Would the total draw of the range its oven and the micro on at the
>same time cause an 80 amp rated breaker to trip??
>
>Thanks for your help
>
>VIC
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Mark Lloyd
http://notstupid.laughingsquid.com
"Unlike biological evolution. 'intelligent design' is
not a genuine scientific theory and, therefore, has
no place in the curriculum of our nation's public
school classes." -- Ted Kennedy
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