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Posted on 2/7/16 at 9:16 am
Posted by Will Cover
St. Louis, MO
Member since Mar 2007
38681 posts
Posted on 2/7/16 at 9:16 am
Both of my daughter's bedroom (side-by-side, separate breakers) keep flipping their respective breaker on electrical panel.

What is the process for elimination to figure which outlet is doing it?

I ask, because as soon as I reset the breaker, it immediately flips again. I've already had to reset the breaker 3 times this morning, within a 5 minute period.
This post was edited on 2/7/16 at 9:19 am
Posted by Bullfrog
Institutionalized but Unevaluated
Member since Jul 2010
56589 posts
Posted on 2/7/16 at 9:19 am to
Unplug the flat irons.

Actually unplug an turn off everything. Does it still throw?
Posted by djangochained
Gardere
Member since Jul 2013
19054 posts
Posted on 2/7/16 at 9:19 am to
They blow drying their hair?
Posted by John88
Member since Sep 2015
6241 posts
Posted on 2/7/16 at 9:21 am to
Posted by Capital Cajun
Over Yonder
Member since Aug 2007
5528 posts
Posted on 2/7/16 at 9:22 am to
If they are using appliances that draw a lot of amps(hair dryers, curling irons, flat irons, clothes irons) those arc fault breakers trip with the quickness.
Posted by QuietTiger
New Orleans
Member since Dec 2003
26256 posts
Posted on 2/7/16 at 9:24 am to
So, two separate breakers in the panel are tripping?
Are they side by side? If so, what is across from them? As others have said, unplug as much as you can.
Posted by mmonro3
New Orleans
Member since Apr 2013
3948 posts
Posted on 2/7/16 at 9:50 am to
Why does everyone say millenials should just become electricians because no one wants to fix anything, but the unions don't pay apprentices well and it takes five years to just become a journeyman which still makes like only 20 an hour? Do you need to have your own company?
Posted by Btrtigerfan
Disgruntled employee
Member since Dec 2007
21708 posts
Posted on 2/7/16 at 4:47 pm to
Are the breakers labeled as "arc fault" breakers?
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