Why would my Water space heater trip my circuit breaker? Today I noticed my waterheater had tripped the circuit and consequently a...
Today I noticed my waterheater had tripped the circuit and consequently a little later we have a power surge and then my circuit breaker tripped again. Then so far this evening I have have it trip 2 more times. The last couple of times I have hear a grinding sound when the circuit trips. I don't know what to do. The Waterheater is only in the region of 2 years old.
Verdugo: NEVER UPGRADE YOUR BREAKER TO A HIGHER CAPACITY.. DON'T DO WHAT PUPPY LOVER SAID. . YOU DO THAT AND YOU FOR SURE HAVE A FIRE. REMEMBER THAT WAS 17 YEARS AGO... IN MY HEAD I FORGET WHAT I DID LAST WEEKEND!. You haven't drained your water oven and the lower element is probably shorted out.
The water boiler could be starting to go bad. It also could be wired wrong. Given the age of the house,here is a very good randomness that something may be loose in the connections,causing a short and making it trip. If you want to find out,verbs off the cover,and GENTLY "tug" on the wires to see if they come looose from the wirenut. If so turn off the power to that circuit,remove the nut retwist the wires near pliers and reinstall the nut,being careful not to punture the tip of the wirenut. Odds are you hold a bad element contained by the waterheater that is grounding out. That is the most common electrical washout.
I would guess somebody had kicked the power on to it before it be filled with dampen and damaged the element if it bungled so soon. But sometimes stuff just happens.
There are companies here that ONLY do wet heaters and minor plumbing. I would guess that would be your best call.
With a two year old house a fruitless breaker is even less likely.
Good Luck.
Answers: the grinding sound you're audible range sounds like a ground fault, to me, and that will disrupt the harmonics cause your load center to humm. do not turn the breaker back on, the bad habit is most likely in the marine heater, unless somehow the wires from the panel\loadcenter to the heater be damaged ? if one was so inclined they could find out by disconnecting the hose heater and turning the breaker on but this should only be perform by an electrician.
so call an electrician and check the warranty on your water heating system.
hope that helps.
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Is the river terribly hot? Then I would say the upper and lower t-stats are fried. Other than that if an item burst in the tank later the resulting shorted tank will throw the breaker but not immediately. Why? Because both upper and lower thermostats work separately. The bottom will come into play first. When it is heat up enough then the top will finish the cycle. So if the bottom is OK later the breaker won't flip until the top thermostat kicks in. Tough give the name to make.but if the house is new.my guess is it's a blemished water heater.Know you don't want to hear that...but something is cause that breaker to kick in establish for your house to be safe. So it could just be an component in the tank...I would grasp a new one(tank) Does the popoff valve on the container show any sign of steam coming out. Sorry ,all the best.
You stipulation to get an electrician out to look at it.
Im guessing you have a shorted out radiator.
Whatever the reason I would leave it past its sell-by date until you get the electrician to find the cause.
A breaker is made to trip when nearby is a problem.
If the breaker is tripping its doing its job.
Dont ever put in a bigger breaker.
The breaker is sized according to the size of cable that is being used for that circuit.
Call the electrician just to be out of danger. The water heater could be tripping for a little reasons like a loose factor wire or faulty t-stat It really sounds resembling you need a bigger circuit breaker to handle more amperage.
When it trips, it is a appropriate safety factor.
My husband wired our whole house 17 years ago and I cultured a lot from him. :)