house electrician,,,
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St. Jude Donor '11-'12-'13-'14-'15-'16-'17,'20, '21,'22, '23
house electrician,,,
can anyone recommend a house electrician. reasonable and good.
circuit breaker keeps popping. I reset it and 2 seconds later it pops.
can't get my cars out of the garage.
777
circuit breaker keeps popping. I reset it and 2 seconds later it pops.
can't get my cars out of the garage.
777
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St. Jude Donor '21
how many door openers?
does it trip before using them, on its own?
you can pull the string connected to the chain slide on the opener, and then use the door manually until repairs are made
if you have 2 door openers, unplug one at a time and see if breaker trips, thereby isolating the problem, what else is connected to that breaker? anything esle besides door openers?
is it a GFI breaker?
could be a weak breaker if nothing else has changed...
does it trip before using them, on its own?
you can pull the string connected to the chain slide on the opener, and then use the door manually until repairs are made
if you have 2 door openers, unplug one at a time and see if breaker trips, thereby isolating the problem, what else is connected to that breaker? anything esle besides door openers?
is it a GFI breaker?
could be a weak breaker if nothing else has changed...
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St. Jude Donor '11-'12-'13-'14-'15-'16-'17,'20, '21,'22, '23
Thax Steve.
I busted thru the doors with the cars, now I need body repairman. (just kidding)
It is not an overload situation so it there must be a short somewhere. I disconnected the electric doors and reset the breaker and it popped, so I know it is not them ; there must be a short somewhere or a loose wire.
Thanks for the advise.
777
I busted thru the doors with the cars, now I need body repairman. (just kidding)
It is not an overload situation so it there must be a short somewhere. I disconnected the electric doors and reset the breaker and it popped, so I know it is not them ; there must be a short somewhere or a loose wire.
Thanks for the advise.
777
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St. Jude Donor '21
need to figure out what else is on that circuit....could be another load somewhere....possibly a GFI outlet outside the garage or back of the house..if so, see if "it" is tripped.....if not, still could be the breaker itself if nothing else on that circuit
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Assuming it's a 15-20A breaker, there's something on there that's causing the breaker to immediately trip. Could be something as little as a string of chirstmas lights that have a plug sitting in water, or a sinister as a frayed wire inside a wall.
Don't eff around with this. Call a licensed electrician out immediately. Cost is negligable towards your house burning down. Also, for insurance reasons, the licenced electrician gives some CYA.
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St. Jude Donor '11-'12-'13-'14-'15-'16-'17,'20, '21,'22, '23
Thax NJ....I called an electrician and he wants 85 dollars an hour....I should have taken industrial arts courses in high school instead of friggin' college courses.
I will, in all likihood, call him out. Your advise is sound.
777
I will, in all likihood, call him out. Your advise is sound.
777
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St. Jude Donor '11-'12-'13-'14-'15-'16-'17,'20, '21,'22, '23
Thax for asking Steve.....I am out of my depth....need to call an electrician. Fortunately, nothing inside the house is affected.
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St. Jude Donor '21
save yourself some time & money...go to the Depot, pick up a matching new breaker...(brand & amp size)...have it handy for when electrician shows up....I agree it probably just has to be swapped out.
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St. Jude Donor '11-'12-'13-'14-'15-'16-'17,'20, '21,'22, '23
Dave....you have a PM.
Breaker is part of a new fuse box that was installed at least 25 years ago. It is 200 amp service and I had the old fuse system replaced when I moved in.
777
Breaker is part of a new fuse box that was installed at least 25 years ago. It is 200 amp service and I had the old fuse system replaced when I moved in.
777
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Wish my MS Engineering degrees got me $85/hr.
