Rick Cantrell
10-15-2014, 07:54 AM
Hy Guys (& Gals)
Had a tenant call me this morning.
He said the breaker tripped about 10 times last night.
I've had the house over 5 years and not had this reported to me before now.
This is and old 100 amp Bryant panel.
100 amp back fed breaker.
I went out there this morning to investigate.
The time the breaker tripped was between 10:00 PM and 5:00 AM
Electric WH was not in use
Electric stove was not in use
AC window was not in use
Dryer was not in use
Only a few lights, TV, were on.
I found:
Using amp meter, there was about 1 amp on each leg with only 1 light on. (Plus TV, XBox, and a few other things draw current even when off)
I was able to tighten the connections on 100 amp breaker about 1/2 turn each.
I turned on all 4 stove burners, oven, WH, window AC, and every light.
Current draw was 65/69 amps on each leg of the 100 amp breaker.
Should I just replace the breaker, or could there be something else?
Thanks
Had a tenant call me this morning.
He said the breaker tripped about 10 times last night.
I've had the house over 5 years and not had this reported to me before now.
This is and old 100 amp Bryant panel.
100 amp back fed breaker.
I went out there this morning to investigate.
The time the breaker tripped was between 10:00 PM and 5:00 AM
Electric WH was not in use
Electric stove was not in use
AC window was not in use
Dryer was not in use
Only a few lights, TV, were on.
I found:
Using amp meter, there was about 1 amp on each leg with only 1 light on. (Plus TV, XBox, and a few other things draw current even when off)
I was able to tighten the connections on 100 amp breaker about 1/2 turn each.
I turned on all 4 stove burners, oven, WH, window AC, and every light.
Current draw was 65/69 amps on each leg of the 100 amp breaker.
Should I just replace the breaker, or could there be something else?
Thanks