[tcb] Re: Very Off Topic
- From: Brad Tripp <bradtripp@xxxxxxx>
- To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 29 May 2012 08:34:17 -0500
It's not a good idea. They should be separate circuits. Julie when you
realize the water heater is off, is the circuit breaker in the *off *position
or in the *tripped *position?
On Mon, May 28, 2012 at 11:34 PM, Julie <julie.hey.ho.lets.go@xxxxxxxxx>wrote:
> The AC (central air) was installed in the fall replacing 2 little window
> ACs and old, scary heat strips. The electrician assured me that the set up
> was going to work perfectly.
>
> When I just realized that the hot water heater and the AC are on the same
> switch I figured this was not a good idea.
>
>
>
> On May 28, 2012, at 10:34 PM, Mike Hayes <mike@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> >
> >
> > Sounds like there is either something is wrong with your hot water
> heater or the circuit and or breaker is not the correct size for the hot
> water heater. You should not have 2 major appliances on the same circuit
> either.
> >
> > You need to call an electrician but if you are not up to code they won't
> usually do the work if you don't have them do all the work to get it up to
> code.
> > Good luck! I hate dealing with contractors.
> >
> >
> >
> > On 5/28/2012 10:08 PM, Julie wrote:
> >> If a hot water heater flips its breaker switch why does this happen?
> It is in an empty apartment and the hot water rarely gets used because
> nobody is there. When I go there I find it off and I flip it back and it
> keeps working over hours. I leave and come back days latter and it is
> flipped off again.
> >>
> >> BUT the AC and the hot water heater are on the same switch. I usually
> don't turn the AC on but I wanted to make sure it is working and then I
> found out that if the AC and the hot water heater are on at the same time
> then the switch flips quickly.
> >>
> >> The hot water heater seems to always be responsible for the problem
> because it will happen if it is the only thing on in the whole apartment.
> >>
> >> Do I call a plumber or an electrician?
> >>
> >> When there was a person living in the apartment there was no complaint
> of this problem.
> >>
> >> Julie
> >>
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