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Posted by H on June 20, 2007, 10:43 pm
In theory, continuous, but they were laid 40 years ago, and I cannot see
exactly where they go.
Note that they were working perfectly until about a week ago, and
simultaneously failed.
> Are the cables that go from the breakers to the dryer and airconditioner
> continuous, or are there junction boxes
>
>
>
>> Same at both.
>>
>> Full size breakers. Both are working perfectly. Each breaker is about 5
>> years old (after a heavy up).
>>
>>
>>> It's the same at the air as the dryer? Are these breakers new or
>>> existing? are they full sized breakers or mini breakers?
>>>
>>>
>>>> L1 to L2 around 80V
>>>> L1 to N - 127V
>>>> L2 to N - 11V
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Each of the two double pole breakers reads 240 volts at the breaker,
>>>>> but something less at the dryer and at the AC. What exactly is the
>>>>> reading across the two hot legs at the dryer and the AC?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>I reread what I originally typed, and guess I sent the message too
>>>>>>soon.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Yes, the breakers are fine and the power in the breaker box is fine.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> The problem is at the other end of the line.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> So, you didn't lose any voltage at the breakers as you first
>>>>>>> indicated?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Both breakers are working perfectly.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> It sounds like you lost one pole of each double pole breaker. Just
>>>>>>>>> loosing 11 volts wouldn't stop it from working. If you lost one
>>>>>>>>> pole of each of those breakers you probably lost one leg of the
>>>>>>>>> main breaker or the entire service. In a modern breaker panel,
>>>>>>>>> there is pretty much no way to loose one leg of just two breakers
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> In my breaker box, I have two 40A breakers side by side. One is
>>>>>>>>>> for the A/C, one is for the electric dryer.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Seemingly simultaneously, both of them experienced a loss of
>>>>>>>>>> power (around 11V) on one leg. Thus, neither the dryer nor a/c
>>>>>>>>>> work.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Can anyone imagine how this could happen, seemingly
>>>>>>>>>> simultaneously?
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> H
>>>>>>>>>>
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