A couple days ago I had a breaker trip. At the time the circuit had pretty much everything on it, the computer, TV, stereo, window mounted AC, microwave, lamps, etc...(its a studio apartment). The breaker tripped in the middle of the night when the only things on were the AC's fan and the computer (w/ the monitors off).
That morning I switch the AC off and go to reset the breaker. I go to the breaker box and flip the breaker to off then flip it to on, it immediately trips again. So I go and unplug everything, reset the breaker and what happens? again, it trips right away.
so I leave it off and go to class, when I get back I play with it trying to figure out what each of the vaguely labeled breakers go to. I notice that The heater has its own, as does the Refrigerator. The Bathroom has its own 20A breaker for just an over head light and one receptacle. The rest of the house (overhead lights, main room's receptacles and the kitchen's receptacles) is on a single 20A breaker. This is all new wiring too...I'm not sure what the electrician was thinking.
Anywho, I run an extension cable into the bathroom, letting me use the so I can at least use the computer & TV. One of the times I try to rest the breaker it actually works. So I leave it for a few hours with just a clock plugged in. That evening I plugged in the AC and all has been well, until earlier this evening when it tripped. Its back to tripping when ever I try to reset it.
I'll have a chance to call my landlord tomorrow. I just wanted to know what could cause the breaker to always trip.
I assume its a short in the wiring or a bad breaker.
Thanks.
EIDT: I fogot to add that several of the receptacles are ungrounded. 2 lamps, a clock and the AC (I wanted to plug this in somewhere else, but wasn't able to) were plugged into the ungrounded receptacles.
That morning I switch the AC off and go to reset the breaker. I go to the breaker box and flip the breaker to off then flip it to on, it immediately trips again. So I go and unplug everything, reset the breaker and what happens? again, it trips right away.
so I leave it off and go to class, when I get back I play with it trying to figure out what each of the vaguely labeled breakers go to. I notice that The heater has its own, as does the Refrigerator. The Bathroom has its own 20A breaker for just an over head light and one receptacle. The rest of the house (overhead lights, main room's receptacles and the kitchen's receptacles) is on a single 20A breaker. This is all new wiring too...I'm not sure what the electrician was thinking.
Anywho, I run an extension cable into the bathroom, letting me use the so I can at least use the computer & TV. One of the times I try to rest the breaker it actually works. So I leave it for a few hours with just a clock plugged in. That evening I plugged in the AC and all has been well, until earlier this evening when it tripped. Its back to tripping when ever I try to reset it.
I'll have a chance to call my landlord tomorrow. I just wanted to know what could cause the breaker to always trip.
I assume its a short in the wiring or a bad breaker.
Thanks.
EIDT: I fogot to add that several of the receptacles are ungrounded. 2 lamps, a clock and the AC (I wanted to plug this in somewhere else, but wasn't able to) were plugged into the ungrounded receptacles.
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