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- From: drand@spinner.osf.org (Douglas S. Rand)
- Subject: Re: Breaker won't reset
- In-Reply-To: brett@sr.hp.com's message of Fri, 22 Jan 1993 18:07:06 GMT
- Message-ID: <DRAND.93Jan22175109@spinner.osf.org>
- Sender: news@osf.org (USENET News System)
- Organization: Open Software Foundation
- References: <C19ozw.4yr@srgenprp.sr.hp.com>
- Date: 22 Jan 93 17:51:09
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- 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?
-
- If it won't click off then replace the breaker. Breakers
- do die. Take down the name of the panel manufacturer and
- start with a local homecenter. If they don't carry the
- breakers, then go to an electrical supply house.
-
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- Douglas S. Rand <drand@osf.org> OSF/Motif Dev.
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