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- From: Archer Gravely <gravely@unca.edu>
- Subject: Re: Breaker won't reset
- Message-ID: <1993Jan22.215252.28797@cs.unca.edu>
- Sender: news@cs.unca.edu (Usenet News Adm)
- Organization: University of North Carolina at Asheville
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- References: <C19ozw.4yr@srgenprp.sr.hp.com>
- Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1993 21:52:52 GMT
- Lines: 33
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- Subject: Breaker won't reset
- From: brett
- In article <C19ozw.4yr@srgenprp.sr.hp.com> , brett@sr.hp.com writes:
- >Last night we had the breaker on the dish-washer/disposal circuit trip.
- >At least I assume it tripped. We tried to turn on the disposal and
- >nothing happened. After checking inside, I checked the breakers and
- found
- >that one tripped.
- >
- >I don't know why it tripped either. There was no unusual load (the
- disposal
- >wan't clogged or jammed).
- >
- >The problem is that I can't get the breaker to reset. The lever moves,
- but
- >it won't 'click' off or back on. It just stays in the tripped state.
- >
- >So, do I need to replace the breaker? Do they tend to die in this way
- (the
- >house is about 10 years old)? Is there something else I can do or
- something
- >simple (ie obvious) I missed?
- >
- >Thanks.
- >
- >--
- >
- > Brett Carver
- > (707) 577-4344
- > brett@sr.hp.com
- >
- >PS: why can't this type of thing wait until AFTER we've moved out
- > (which will happen in a week or two)?
-