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Tripped breaker
Posted on 12/4/25 at 6:16 pm
Posted on 12/4/25 at 6:16 pm
I have a tripped breaker. When this happened in the past I would switched to off then on and it’s good to go. When I tried that method, I heard a pop and saw little spark as the switch hit the on. Any suggestions?
This post was edited on 12/4/25 at 6:17 pm
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Posted on 12/4/25 at 6:22 pm to PeteRose
Did it trip again when you heard the pop?
Posted on 12/4/25 at 6:37 pm to PeteRose
Sometimes breakers can go bad. It can be swapped out by cutting off the main and replacing or calling an electrician. There may also be a short (broken or chewed wire) in the circuit causing the trip so use your judgement as to what to do next.
Posted on 12/4/25 at 6:41 pm to ItzMe1972
Yup. I tried unplugging all the items connected to that breaker and tried it again. Same results.
Posted on 12/4/25 at 8:19 pm to PeteRose
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unplugging all the items connected to that breaker and tried it again. Same results.
Need to swap breaker with known good one. Or just swap wires out with a different breaker on panel. If it still trips, you have a short in an outlet or junction box. .
Posted on 12/4/25 at 9:59 pm to PeteRose
Sounds to me like you need to contact an electrician…Arcing behind your breaker panel is no good.
This post was edited on 12/4/25 at 10:02 pm
Posted on 12/5/25 at 11:25 am to PeteRose
If it’s arcing at the breaker, either the breaker is bad, or there is trouble with the box. My bet is a bad breaker.
Posted on 12/6/25 at 4:21 pm to PeteRose
Whatever is being powered by the breaker has a dead short.
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