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circuit trips when disposal turned off martind 08-10-2007
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Posted by martind on August 10, 2007, 7:38 pm
I replaced a sink garbage disposal. When turned on it runs fine but as soon
as I shut off the switch the breaker trips. I replaced the wall switch, but
still have the same problem. Any suggestions?
Marty


Posted by RBM on August 10, 2007, 7:55 pm
If it's wired through an AFCI or GFCI, the unit may have a ground fault. Try
a standard breaker


>I replaced a sink garbage disposal. When turned on it runs fine but as
>soon as I shut off the switch the breaker trips. I replaced the wall
>switch, but still have the same problem. Any suggestions?
> Marty



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