Hi Everyone. First Time Poster here.
Thank you all for having a forum like this!
My current issue might fall under "Dead Breaker and Nuisance Tripping".
as I appear to have a dead breaker, and 3 or 4 15A breakers that trip even under even just a medium sized load.
The back story:
Three weeks ago my home warranty company replaced my indoor Air Handler Unit and outdoor compressor. They messed with my breakers (turned them off and on at various times) when doing it, and ran some new electrical wiring for the new units (but did not replace any breakers).
One night last week my downstairs basement flooded. Investigation revealed a tripped septic pump breaker that had been tripped for who knows how long. When I reset the breaker, the pump didn't come on. Further investigation revealed no power to the receptacle that the pump plugs into, even with the breaker closed. I currently am powering the outdoor septic pump with an extension cord.
A few days later, I start getting all these nuisance trips from various 15A wall and lighting receptical breakers even under a midlevel strain from a 900W space heater and a few cfi lights. These are breakers that worked fine a month ago under similar strain. I have ruled out a faulty 900W space heater, as I have three different ones, and they all do it.
Below is a couple really awful pics of the breakers that are tripping.
Markings say " Square D 120v/240v 15Kv 15A".
How do I troubleshoot/repair the dead breaker (or is it a dead breaker)? How do I figure out what is causing the nuisance tripping? Are these problems related? Did the HVAC guys insert some ground in my system and give birth to all these gremlins? Is this just a simple matter of replacing the breakers that are dead and/or tripping?
Thank you all in advance for your help!
Thank you all for having a forum like this!
My current issue might fall under "Dead Breaker and Nuisance Tripping".
as I appear to have a dead breaker, and 3 or 4 15A breakers that trip even under even just a medium sized load.
The back story:
Three weeks ago my home warranty company replaced my indoor Air Handler Unit and outdoor compressor. They messed with my breakers (turned them off and on at various times) when doing it, and ran some new electrical wiring for the new units (but did not replace any breakers).
One night last week my downstairs basement flooded. Investigation revealed a tripped septic pump breaker that had been tripped for who knows how long. When I reset the breaker, the pump didn't come on. Further investigation revealed no power to the receptacle that the pump plugs into, even with the breaker closed. I currently am powering the outdoor septic pump with an extension cord.
A few days later, I start getting all these nuisance trips from various 15A wall and lighting receptical breakers even under a midlevel strain from a 900W space heater and a few cfi lights. These are breakers that worked fine a month ago under similar strain. I have ruled out a faulty 900W space heater, as I have three different ones, and they all do it.
Below is a couple really awful pics of the breakers that are tripping.
Markings say " Square D 120v/240v 15Kv 15A".
How do I troubleshoot/repair the dead breaker (or is it a dead breaker)? How do I figure out what is causing the nuisance tripping? Are these problems related? Did the HVAC guys insert some ground in my system and give birth to all these gremlins? Is this just a simple matter of replacing the breakers that are dead and/or tripping?
Thank you all in advance for your help!