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Posted by Bob on January 1, 2007, 3:06 pm
Hi;
I have a short circuit in part of my house - the breaker immediately
trips when I try to reset it and it's not the breaker because I tried
switching the wires with another good breaker and it makes it trip as
well.
I checked all the outlets and light switches in the two affected rooms,
everything looked ok, unplugged one at a time and tested the breaker,
no go.
I think I know what the problem is though, I put in two nails into the
wall to hang up some pictures recently... I'm going to call an
electrician, but wanted some insights as to what he can do to fix the
problem and how big a job will it be? Does he have to tear down all
the drywall, etc?? What would be a reasonable quote?
Any input appreciated.
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Posted by HeyBub on January 1, 2007, 3:23 pm
Bob wrote:
> Hi;
>
> I have a short circuit in part of my house - the breaker immediately
> trips when I try to reset it and it's not the breaker because I tried
> switching the wires with another good breaker and it makes it trip as
> well.
>
> I checked all the outlets and light switches in the two affected
> rooms, everything looked ok, unplugged one at a time and tested the
> breaker, no go.
>
> I think I know what the problem is though, I put in two nails into the
> wall to hang up some pictures recently... I'm going to call an
> electrician, but wanted some insights as to what he can do to fix the
> problem and how big a job will it be? Does he have to tear down all
> the drywall, etc?? What would be a reasonable quote?
>
> Any input appreciated.
Have you tried removing the nails?
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Posted by Bob on January 1, 2007, 3:32 pm
Yes, they were removed and still no go... from what I have been
reading, if the damage to the wires have already been done, removing
them won't help.
HeyBub wrote:
> Bob wrote:
> > Hi;
> >
> > I have a short circuit in part of my house - the breaker immediately
> > trips when I try to reset it and it's not the breaker because I tried
> > switching the wires with another good breaker and it makes it trip as
> > well.
> >
> > I checked all the outlets and light switches in the two affected
> > rooms, everything looked ok, unplugged one at a time and tested the
> > breaker, no go.
> >
> > I think I know what the problem is though, I put in two nails into the
> > wall to hang up some pictures recently... I'm going to call an
> > electrician, but wanted some insights as to what he can do to fix the
> > problem and how big a job will it be? Does he have to tear down all
> > the drywall, etc?? What would be a reasonable quote?
> >
> > Any input appreciated.
>
> Have you tried removing the nails?
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Posted by dpb on January 1, 2007, 4:29 pm
Bob wrote:
> Yes, they were removed and still no go... from what I have been
> reading, if the damage to the wires have already been done, removing
> them won't help.
Only if you managed to break the insulation on two conductors and leave
them touching after the offending nail was pulled. Possible, not real
probable although more likely w/ stranded than solid wire, though.
I'd question the likelihood of the problem being that though, because
unless you used a really long nail or the wiring was improperly
installed too near one wall or the other, you should not have been able
to reach hidden cable.
Now, if you saw/heard the breaker trip the instant you drove one of
them, that would be a good indication. If, otoh, it happened sometime
removed, even though after the actual nail-driving party, I'd suspect
something else.
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Posted by RBM on January 1, 2007, 3:32 pm
You might want to remove the nails and see if the breaker clears, to be sure
you're barking up the right tree
> Hi;
>
> I have a short circuit in part of my house - the breaker immediately
> trips when I try to reset it and it's not the breaker because I tried
> switching the wires with another good breaker and it makes it trip as
> well.
>
> I checked all the outlets and light switches in the two affected rooms,
> everything looked ok, unplugged one at a time and tested the breaker,
> no go.
>
> I think I know what the problem is though, I put in two nails into the
> wall to hang up some pictures recently... I'm going to call an
> electrician, but wanted some insights as to what he can do to fix the
> problem and how big a job will it be? Does he have to tear down all
> the drywall, etc?? What would be a reasonable quote?
>
> Any input appreciated.
>
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