Circuit breaker for my stove keeping tripping when not surrounded by use - what could be cause this? We heard it pop a few night ago - I cleaned...
We heard it pop a few night ago - I cleaned the connectors on the cord and it worked fine then ultimate night hear it pop again. I just bought a trial dryer and wonder if that could be causing this (even though neither appliance be being used at the time it kicked out)
Is this a new house and current stove? Did you just replace a stove?
Yes, the unknown dryer might be overloading the circuit. Did you do it yourself? Are both appliances on the same circuit?
Are you qualified?
Do you own fire insurance?
Please get your kids out of the house and ring up an electrician before you burn the place down.
If the circuit popped twice already, shut it down. IT's a red flag.
Even though you are not using the appliance most probable it still has a clock or some giving of display on it. So it is still pulling amps. It's hard to relate without looking, but you any have a wishy-washy breaker, sized incorrectly(probably not the case since it is not within use during the tripping, so it would not be pulling enough amps to overload the breaker), or you hold a short either within the stove, the cord, ot the wire contained by you wall providing power. My advice to you is obtain an electrician. Maybe you can find someone to look at it on the side rather than the expense of a company. Check for license, I myself am a licensed electrician. Whatever you do, don't put bigger amperage breaker on it, even if it holds.
appropriate luck
Answers: its not potential that an appliance not in use will trip the breaker..
a circuit breaker trips for merely a few reasons.. if its overloaded.. here maybe other devices on one and the same circuit that overload it.. check the amp size of the breaker and then you can device the load using a amp verbs.. the next item that can cause tripping is a short within the circuit. you can test for this using a meter and oral exam for continuity.. with the breaker rotten.. check for resistance between the wire on that breaker to ground. if near is no resistance or little resistance then you hold a short and that's causing the breaker to trip.. another article could be simply a bad breaker.. if the other tryout show no problem.. then replace the breaker.