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"T.B." <balfour@NOSPAMgrandecom.net> wrote in message
news:12ckp571pdruta9@corp.supernews.com...
> electricity question here...
> one of my breakers (20amp) keeps losing electricity, and when I go to
> check
> the circuit box, the breaker is not tripped.
> there is not a lot of Wattage on this circuit, just a bunch of ceiling
> fans/lights and a couple of outlets that aren't being used for anything.
> so I've replaced the breaker with a new one but the problem is still
> occurring.
> Today when I came home for lunch the circuit went dark, then came on again
> before I could even get out to the box to check it again.
> All I did was turn one of the ceiling fans up a notch when I got home as
> it
> was hot in the kitchen.
> Does this mean that I've a short somewhere and/or bad wiring? If so, is
> there a danger of fire? How do I go about resolving this issue?
> For now, the circuit is staying off when I am not at the house.
If it was a short circuit, the breaker would trip. Sounds like a bad wiring
(open circuit) somewhere in the circuit. And yes it is a fire hazzard.
First, identify every outlets and lights on that circuit. This can be done
by turning off the breaker and see which lights/outlets that normally work
has stopped working.
Then when the power goes out by itself, observe which one of those outlets
and lights lose power. This gives you a clue of where the bad wiring is. If
all the outlets and lights on this circuit lose power, then the bad wiring
is either at the panel or at the first outlet/light of this circuit. If the
first outlet has power but the second one doesn't, then the problem is in
one of these two junction boxes, etc.
You should be able to find the bad wiring by opening at most two junction
boxes (and wiggling the wires inside).
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