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Posted by on July 12, 2005, 2:55 pm
> i installed a new AC unit which ran fine. while still
> running, i ran my
> microwave (on the same outlet) and both units died. i
> checked the circuit
> box and saw only one switch that looked like it had been
> set to the off
> position. i've tried pushing this switch back into the on
> position, which it
> mostly seems to sit in okay, but i'm not convinced it's
> set all the way (it
> doesn't give me the 'snap' sound when i push in on and
> doesn't seem fully
> committed to the position). my questions are:
>
>
>
> 1. is there a way to tell if this switch is really in the
> on position?
>
> 2. if it isn't in the on position, and there's nothing
> else attached to the
> outlet when i try to reset it, what could be stopping it
> from turning back
> on?
This is normal for a tripped breaker. Reset it to off then
back to on and it should be fine.
Note that if you try and use your microwave w/the AC unit on
it will probably trip again. You're trying to pull too much
current on that circuit w/both devices simultaneously on and
the breaker is tripping as it's designed to do.
ml
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