Electrical Problem: (3 Tips) Stop Main Breaker Tripping
Electrical service requires the technician to troubleshoot systems.
The past five years we have responded over 100 such calls.
A 200 amp meter base equipped with a breaker is designed to trip a limited number of times.
My customers have great fear of the safety of their property.
This fear is warranted.
Older properties usually have one ground rod.
The ground is a connection between the earth and an electric circuit.
Over years of maximum use, the system heats and cools itself.
The meter base and load centers are connected with copper bars.
The copper is malleable.
Over time the bars lose their original consistency.
The device no longer provides proper connection of the circuits.
The process tells the breaker protection is required.
The breaker flips off.
Lightning strikes and brown power surges will cause this deficiency! Mother nature provides storms.
Brown power is caused by rolling outages in the electrical grid.
These problems can destroy electronics and appliances.
Air conditioning units may be the first to show trouble.
We have designed a plan to impede these problems.
This article should better explain how to stop main breakers from tripping.
Electrical Problem: (3 Tips) Stop Main Breaker Tripping
I locate the existing ground rod.
We measure 6 feet across the ground.
You should drive the rod completely into the dirt.
I leave 4 inches exposed.
This exposure allows us to attach a #4 ground wire later.
I measure another 6 foot across the ground.
You should draw an imaginary triangle in the yard.
We install the 3rd ground rod.
The install completes our triangle.
I attach my ground wire continuously from the meter base to each ground rod returning to the meter.
I use a clamp meter.
It is an ammeter.
Clamp it around the individual conductors.
The meter should never read above 50 amps.
My last suggestion includes surge protection.
You should purchase a whole house surge protector.
It connects at each load center.
If you have 3 panels install 3 surge protectors.
The surge protector will have 4 wires.
2 black wires will be attached to a 2 pole 20 amp breaker.
The white wire will attach to the neutral bar.
The green wire will attach to the ground bar.
We always suggest that a load center 25 years or older should be replaced.
I do this for money.
These installations may not be for the novice.
The past five years we have responded over 100 such calls.
A 200 amp meter base equipped with a breaker is designed to trip a limited number of times.
My customers have great fear of the safety of their property.
This fear is warranted.
Older properties usually have one ground rod.
The ground is a connection between the earth and an electric circuit.
Over years of maximum use, the system heats and cools itself.
The meter base and load centers are connected with copper bars.
The copper is malleable.
Over time the bars lose their original consistency.
The device no longer provides proper connection of the circuits.
The process tells the breaker protection is required.
The breaker flips off.
Lightning strikes and brown power surges will cause this deficiency! Mother nature provides storms.
Brown power is caused by rolling outages in the electrical grid.
These problems can destroy electronics and appliances.
Air conditioning units may be the first to show trouble.
We have designed a plan to impede these problems.
This article should better explain how to stop main breakers from tripping.
Electrical Problem: (3 Tips) Stop Main Breaker Tripping
- I install up to 3 Ground Rods.
We attach them to the Meter Base. - You should measure load amperage on these devices.
- I suggest Surge Protectors on every Load center.
I locate the existing ground rod.
We measure 6 feet across the ground.
You should drive the rod completely into the dirt.
I leave 4 inches exposed.
This exposure allows us to attach a #4 ground wire later.
I measure another 6 foot across the ground.
You should draw an imaginary triangle in the yard.
We install the 3rd ground rod.
The install completes our triangle.
I attach my ground wire continuously from the meter base to each ground rod returning to the meter.
I use a clamp meter.
It is an ammeter.
Clamp it around the individual conductors.
The meter should never read above 50 amps.
My last suggestion includes surge protection.
You should purchase a whole house surge protector.
It connects at each load center.
If you have 3 panels install 3 surge protectors.
The surge protector will have 4 wires.
2 black wires will be attached to a 2 pole 20 amp breaker.
The white wire will attach to the neutral bar.
The green wire will attach to the ground bar.
We always suggest that a load center 25 years or older should be replaced.
I do this for money.
These installations may not be for the novice.
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