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Installed ceiling fan but breaker keeps tripping angela49er 05-09-2008
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Posted by pipedown on May 9, 2008, 4:49 pm

>I have replaced all the lighting and ceiling fans with no problem,
> except in my room. I have tried to put in another ceiling fan and
> there is a spark and the breaker trips. Do I have to call an
> electrician?


Use a circuit tester to verify that the hot, neutral and ground were not
miswired for that fixture. Also check the switch that controls the fan.
You shouldn't get a spark at all if you wired it up then turned on the
breaker then flipped the switch. The breaker should have just tripped with
no excitement. If you are seeing an arc inside the fan, maybe it is
defective. Temporarily hook up a normal lamp to check power.

You may also have mixed up the lamp and motor wires.



Posted by Stormin Mormon on May 9, 2008, 4:59 pm
Yes, please call as soon as possible. Meantime, please leave the breaker
off.

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I have replaced all the lighting and ceiling fans with no problem,
except in my room. I have tried to put in another ceiling fan and
there is a spark and the breaker trips. Do I have to call an
electrician?



Posted by buffalobill on May 9, 2008, 9:46 pm
On May 9, 2:30 pm, angela4...@yahoo.com wrote:
> I have replaced all the lighting and ceiling fans with no problem,
> except in my room. I have tried to put in another ceiling fan and
> there is a spark and the breaker trips. Do I have to call an
> electrician?

breaker off. disconnect the fan. breaker on. if breaker stays on, then
the new fan fan is the problem. buy a ($25) digital multimeter and
troubleshoot the fan.

Posted by Tony Hwang on May 9, 2008, 9:58 pm
buffalobill wrote:
> On May 9, 2:30 pm, angela4...@yahoo.com wrote:
>
>>I have replaced all the lighting and ceiling fans with no problem,
>>except in my room. I have tried to put in another ceiling fan and
>>there is a spark and the breaker trips. Do I have to call an
>>electrician?
>
>
> breaker off. disconnect the fan. breaker on. if breaker stays on, then
> the new fan fan is the problem. buy a ($25) digital multimeter and
> troubleshoot the fan.
Hmmm,
That's only logical. Wiring within fan may be screwed up.

Posted by buffalobill on May 9, 2008, 9:50 pm
On May 9, 2:30 pm, angela4...@yahoo.com wrote:
> I have replaced all the lighting and ceiling fans with no problem,
> except in my room. I have tried to put in another ceiling fan and
> there is a spark and the breaker trips. Do I have to call an
> electrician?

see also:
http://www.faqs.org/faqs/electrical-wiring/part1/
http://www.wikihow.com/Use-a-Multimeter

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