Electric breakers tripping

Breaker problems

I recently got a call from a new resident to check out a problem with a circuit breaker tripping. When I got there the first thing I noticed was a wire rated at fifteen amps was tied onto a thirty amp breaker. After replacing the breaker with the proper sized one I set out to find the cause of the short circuit.

One area of the ten year old home had no lights. Simple enough just open up those boxes and find the short. Well after an hour of that things we began tracing wires in the attic. Soon we found a wire that had burned like the coil in a toaster for ten feet across the trusses and plywood in the attic and melted together.

They were very lucky people that they didn't out smart the electrical systems safe guards. I see this type of wiring weekly. After making the repair we looked for the cause. As we walked into the master bedroom the owner pointed out TWO, 1500 watt wall heaters which should of both had there own circuits. Being from back east they chose to heat there master bedroom that wasn't getting warm with the home system with the wall heaters.

We solved the problem by moving the thermostat to the bedroom instead of the hall and adjusting the vents. Threw the wall heaters in the trash. In this case nothing but dumb luck kept the home from burning. Feel free to call with any questions about your issues. Advice is free. Check out our website at RESArizona.com