how can you tell if your breaker is bad

Apr 04, 2018 4 Replies

there's no power in a bedroom ,the rest of the house has power


there's no power in a bedroom ,the rest of the house has power

Did you reset the breaker? Turn it OFF and then back ON to reset. If it pops again, unplug everthing on that circuit and put them back in one at a time.

I would swap two identical breakers. If the problem swaps, then the breaker is bad.

If the problem goes away, then the breaker may have had corroded contacts. I had that happen in an old apartment.

Fred

Yea, just change the wires with a breaker that has an identical current rating and see if the problem is the same breaker or in the circuit external to the breaker.

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