"Metspitzer" > wrote in message
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> 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".
>>
>>This particular circuit controls (oddly) the overhead lights in the
>>master bathroom where the tub and toilet are AND all the electrical
>>outlets in the garage. Where the freezer is. That last time this
>>happened I finally got it reset. <whew> In the meantime, I'd moved as
>>much frozen food into the freezer in the side-by-side fridge as I could
>>fit. I stored some things in the neighbor's freezer.
>>
>>This time, I've moved what I can fit to the fridge/freezer already.
>>Because this time, that breaker absolutely will *not* reset. I've tried
>>at least 20 times now. I think the breaker switch itself needs to be
>>replaced.
>>
>>I've got a home warranty so I put in a service request. And left a
>>message with the electricians they have a contract with. Here we are,
>>two days before Thanksgiving. Even if I'm not cooking for company I
>>stand to lose a goodly amount of food. I sure hope they can get someone
>>out here tomorrow. I *know* this electrical company isn't going to be
>>working on Thanksgiving. Possibly not even the day after. If they
>>can't get to it tomorrow I'll be hunting down an electrican who can.
>>I'm not sure I'll be able to find one.
>>Jill
>
> Would you tell us how your electrician resolved your electrical
> problem?
>
> If it were me, I would keep having trouble with that circuit until
> they came out and put the freezer on it's own circuit.
>
> I would complain every time I tried to blow dry my hair, and the
> breaker tripped until they fixed the problem. The problem will only
> show up when the freezer kicks on at the same time you are using the
> outlet in the bathroom. This may be rare, but I consider the circuit
> overloaded. You should explain what you have in alt.home.repair.

This sounds like a house that may have a ground fault breaker for the bath
and outside recepticals. Not that it is actually a ground fault problem,
but some houses are wired that way for GF protection.

Even if not, the problem is the the home owner putting a freezer on an
outlet not designed for it. There should be a seperate outlet for the
freezer. Same as for the refrigerator.

The hair dryer is probaly drawing close to the rated current of the breaker.
Would you say there is a problem with the wiring if two high current devices
were plugged into the same receptical or maybe in seperate ones that are on
the same circuit ?