On 11/27/2013 10:48 AM, Metspitzer wrote:
> On Wed, 27 Nov 2013 08:30:32 -0700, Janet Bostwick
> > wrote:
>
>> On Tue, 26 Nov 2013 20:23:24 -0500, jmcquown >
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Just venting a bit. Ignore at will.
>>>
>>> A couple of months ago one of the breakers on the main electrical box
>>> tripped. I thought I'd reset it but it took several tries before it
>>> actually "took".
>> snip
>>>
>>> Jill
>>
>> This is silly simple, but just checking. Have you added any
>> electrical device (new or moved) to any of the area served by this
>> particular circuit? One item could cause the breaker to trip if all
>> items were on at the same time. It could be an odd circumstance when
>> all are on and that is why it trips infrequently.
>> Janet US
>
> The trouble has shown up most likely because it is raining. If the
> breaker is a GFCI, damp weather will cause them to trip.
>
I really doubt the weather had much to do with it. People keep
trying to tell me it never rains here. (Personally I think they're
crazy.) It poured down rain here yesterday, yes. It was windy, too.
But it did that all Spring and into Summer, often for days at a time.
The breaker didn't trip then.

Jill