On 11/26/2013 10:29 PM, dsi1 wrote:
> On 11/26/2013 3:23 PM, 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.
>
> It might be that you're not supposed to be running a freezer in the
> garage.

Thing is, my parents ran a much larger freezer from the time they built
the house. It was never a problem.

OTOH, the first thing you should do is to replace the breaker -
> they're surprisingly cheap. Getting a guy to do it for you might be
> costly though.
>
That's what I need, the switch replaced. I think. The electrical panel
is original to the 1987 house. Something was bound to go wrong at some
point.

Jill