On 11/26/2013 5:33 PM, jmcquown wrote:
> 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.

I've had to replace the breakers in the places we lived several times.
They cost five bucks or so but I guess that's why they tend to break a
lot - they're built kind of cheaply.

>
> Jill