[tcb] Re: Very Off Topic
- From: Julie <julie.hey.ho.lets.go@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: "tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 29 May 2012 11:59:49 -0500
The plumber says the hot water heater is fine but is from 1984. He says to
call the electrician. The hot water heater requires a 30 amp breaker and it
plus the AC are both currently on a 20 amp breaker and he doesn't understand
how it has been working this way.
On May 29, 2012, at 8:34 AM, Brad Tripp <bradtripp@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> 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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