How to troubleshoot a circuit breaker

This video will show you how to reset, test and troubleshoot circuit breaker in your breaker panel. I have used screw driver to open penal cover and digital multimeter to test for voltage.
This video is only for educational purposes. If not experienced working on live circuits get ahold of local electrician.

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  • @elkhornperry8957
    @elkhornperry89573 жыл бұрын

    Just put the playback at 1.5 speed he talks normal if you do.

  • @madscientistkicks

    @madscientistkicks

    3 жыл бұрын

    Omg, I scrolled down too late. Tested and you’re 100% right

  • @Chris.8.8.

    @Chris.8.8.

    3 жыл бұрын

    Lol so true. What a time savings

  • @EMC-xt2zx

    @EMC-xt2zx

    3 жыл бұрын

    thanks for the tip!!

  • @johnnyobigcatdaddy

    @johnnyobigcatdaddy

    2 жыл бұрын

    I thought he was drunk at first!

  • @Dorien837

    @Dorien837

    2 жыл бұрын

    😆

  • @SteveUTubesucks
    @SteveUTubesucks2 жыл бұрын

    Play at 1.25x or 1.5x speed if you value your time and sanity.

  • @Tvj_films8452

    @Tvj_films8452

    Жыл бұрын

    lol sooooo true

  • @markjones9968

    @markjones9968

    Жыл бұрын

    1.25X and he sounds normal! Lol...

  • @calif562

    @calif562

    Жыл бұрын

    Took me half a minute to doze off

  • @tommymickey5388

    @tommymickey5388

    Ай бұрын

    Thanks bro🥲

  • @aminekostone1411
    @aminekostone14112 жыл бұрын

    You, sir - are a legend. I never knew there were 3 positions in the breaker. So I did the full reset and now it works!! Thanks.

  • @seanhoffman6100
    @seanhoffman6100Күн бұрын

    My god I can’t believe you reviewed this , and was like …yep it’s perfect.

  • @ahmedm6041
    @ahmedm60413 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for sharing your knowledge! So far you are the only one who mentioned that other than bad, outlet or switch their could be a broken wire! Which I think is in my case either a broken wire, short in the wirings due to rain water or old wirings got corroded. Last but not least there may well be chewed on wire due to critters bitting!

  • @BrandonCockridge18
    @BrandonCockridge1811 ай бұрын

    Exact video I needed. Thank you so much. You saved my marriage. All other videos were mostly useless. The person filming kept dicking around but you were clear and to the point. My dryer works now. Thanks again buddy

  • @Francisco50771
    @Francisco50771 Жыл бұрын

    Very good explanation. All keep safe.

  • @jimfarris1160
    @jimfarris1160 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you! Dryer stopped working, after a couple of days looking at the worst case scenarios, I checked the breaker itself and it wasn't seated properly on the rail. Zero dollar fix, thanks again!

  • @thogiau4673
    @thogiau4673 Жыл бұрын

    Love it now I know thank you

  • @richardackerman838
    @richardackerman838 Жыл бұрын

    Thanks, Good video.

  • @tomsuica8731
    @tomsuica8731 Жыл бұрын

    2:42 You do not "Got" to put the red on the black or any such thing. The voltage in this system "Alternates" so the push an pull is constantly being reversed. Now in DC if you reverse the polarity, Usually the multmeter tells you "-" a minus sign when you have leads reversed.

  • @ThankYouFather
    @ThankYouFather2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much. Half of my kitchen wall wasn't working as I was using the microwave. I searched and I found you and boom. You fixed it for me. I've never opened the box that has the breakers before so I feel like a manly man now.

  • @johnsonjohnson1815

    @johnsonjohnson1815

    2 жыл бұрын

    You keep full chicken and try

  • @johnsonjohnson1815

    @johnsonjohnson1815

    2 жыл бұрын

    Chicken got angry

  • @OldHickoryTN

    @OldHickoryTN

    2 жыл бұрын

    Your wife’s boyfriend must be proud of you

  • @ThankYouFather

    @ThankYouFather

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@OldHickoryTN she was saying ooooo Wooo oooo. Touching my biceps. Twas good.

  • @DeaconLucas1
    @DeaconLucas1 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much!

  • @ProTecElectric
    @ProTecElectric4 жыл бұрын

    Single pole breaker is 120volt- 1phase Double pole breaker is 240volt between 2 phases

  • @RetroBirDz

    @RetroBirDz

    Жыл бұрын

    240 is still considered single phase?

  • @-Diana469
    @-Diana4693 ай бұрын

    Thank you for the video.

  • @ProTecElectric

    @ProTecElectric

    3 ай бұрын

    You're welcome

  • @mikemike7397
    @mikemike73972 жыл бұрын

    Thanks man

  • @algolove185
    @algolove1852 жыл бұрын

    What if you don't and easy access to ground screw where u r suppose to attach one of the leads? in that case where would you put one of leads?

  • @theillestKP
    @theillestKP2 ай бұрын

    I played this bad boy at 1.75 and felt like Trinity when she learned how to fly the helicopter

  • @didequen3339
    @didequen33392 жыл бұрын

    my case is difficult. I check all the output at the CB they have power out but 4 of my outlets do not have power. I dont know the is an open somewhere (the last one connecting to these must have power and loose serial connection). I did not know which one ....

  • @relicaro21
    @relicaro21 Жыл бұрын

    What about if the breaker is worn and is loosing contact? Not tripping it. Hot to test the resistance of the breaker.

  • @bruceleeroy8644
    @bruceleeroy86442 жыл бұрын

    Good lord is he on slow motion I’m went into Sleep mode woke up the video still on

  • @TheOmengod
    @TheOmengodАй бұрын

    I'm having an issue where im not getting full power to my house. When my refrigerator cranks on, you can here it not getting full power and its sucking power away from my fan; fan slows way down. Any help, thanks!

  • @phayakoot1
    @phayakoot12 жыл бұрын

    thanks.....

  • @captainwho1
    @captainwho1Ай бұрын

    How do you determine if the breaker isn't tripping when there is a short circuit or arcing? I had a situation where an old 12awg wire got damaged against a sharp edge in a too small metal box when installing a gfci and the wire melted when I turned the breaker on but it didn't trip the breaker before I manually shut it off. Now that was an arcing situation and not a direct short and this was a standard non gfci/afci breaker. Does that mean the breaker is not necessarily bad? I will probably replace it with a new one but I will still be wondering if it was bad or not.

  • @ethandumas6937
    @ethandumas6937 Жыл бұрын

    I had an issue where i work the smoke alarm on the ceiling had a loose connection at the wire nut behind the unit where it connect to line power, after taking off all outlets and switches we realized it was the smoke alarm.

  • @youngbokkwon4151
    @youngbokkwon415110 ай бұрын

    Thanks

  • @D_5821
    @D_58213 жыл бұрын

    what country are you from? I'm from England our electrics and circuit breakers look much different. here one phase is 230 volts

  • @princemichael4166
    @princemichael41668 ай бұрын

    what a s sick man

  • @jaytravel-12
    @jaytravel-123 ай бұрын

    I have a question so I have a 30amp for my hot water heater when the old heater was token out it was leaking at the heat elements and water was every where then it made a pop electrical spark so should i change my breaker for new one .?

  • @ProTecElectric

    @ProTecElectric

    3 ай бұрын

    I would test it to make sure you still have voltage going through when it's on and no voltage when it's off. Breakers are designed to be reset and be reused after short, unless they go bad.

  • @sharonfilson6323
    @sharonfilson63233 жыл бұрын

    I pulled down too hard on my breaker when my pressure tank to my well started spraying water out a joint. I fixed the joint but I don't know how to push the breaker back up. It came down only on top. I am very afraid of electricity but I have to do this to get my water back on. It may turn back on the way it is but not sure that's very safe. It is 220. Anyone have simple fix for this? Actually I believe it is 240

  • @poundermonster
    @poundermonster2 жыл бұрын

    Can I use a noncontact Voltage tester to make sure there’s no more power on my panel after I shut it off completely.

  • @desirdesigns

    @desirdesigns

    Жыл бұрын

    You could, but you wouldn't get to know the voltage value. And if you wanted to check one breaker switch, the ones next to it might interfere. So you'd want to turn each of them off to single out the breaker in question.

  • @JohnDoe-jt9oq

    @JohnDoe-jt9oq

    Жыл бұрын

    Voltage testers are garbage use a multimeter

  • @bcbjbggjh9102
    @bcbjbggjh9102 Жыл бұрын

    i test my breaker and it's at 120v ... but the room that my breaker protects , all the outlets are reading at 50v. Do i have a faulty breaker or a short somewhere

  • @sangn1696

    @sangn1696

    Жыл бұрын

    I'm not a certified electrician but I guess you are having something, a load maybe, in series with the outlet circuit which takes away 70V of the total 120V. Shorted circuit is not the case because that circuit will trip instantly as soon as you turn it on, or you have no voltage measured at outlets.

  • @devinmelanson6649
    @devinmelanson6649 Жыл бұрын

    Do you shut off the power first before testing or no

  • @mybad8805

    @mybad8805

    Жыл бұрын

    You have to do it hot. Be careful or just hire an electrician.

  • @mrstanskaggs1
    @mrstanskaggs12 жыл бұрын

    I have a bedroom circuit breaker which trips when my microwave runs (completely seperate kitchen circuit breaker and room). My bedroom is one one circuit breaker, and the microwave is on another completely unrelated breaker for my kitchen. They all seem to be a kind of GFI Siemens panel breakers. The bedroom breaker works perfectly unless the microwave is turned on, which causes it to shut off. When shut off, the microwave works fine and you cannot tell anything has changed. Any idea what is going on in this Voo-Doo Doo-Doo?

  • @jameskearney4100

    @jameskearney4100

    Жыл бұрын

    too much amps on that circuit

  • @mrstanskaggs1

    @mrstanskaggs1

    Жыл бұрын

    @@jameskearney4100 I swapped the 20A Arc-Fault breaker with a 20A regular breaker and all is good now. something on the kitchen circuit makes the arc-fault breaker trip for some reason. I have been reading about many causes of false arc reports on these breakers.. The bedroom total on the breaker is 10A with a computer turned on maximum. The microwave is the only thing on its 20A circuit and pulls about 8A-10A. There is no large load on any circuit. The issue is not overamperage, as it seems to be a false sensing of an arc for some reason..

  • @jameskearney4100

    @jameskearney4100

    Жыл бұрын

    @@mrstanskaggs1 Then it probably is arcing. Unplug everything and plug a test plug in that gives you the three lites to tell you the opens reverse and correct indications. While it is plugged in, shake it and see if things change. Try each outlet.

  • @wulfclaw4921
    @wulfclaw4921 Жыл бұрын

    Setting of multimeter ?

  • @AppleProxy
    @AppleProxy2 жыл бұрын

    watch at 1.25 speed will save you

  • @neilmac991

    @neilmac991

    2 жыл бұрын

    1.5

  • @Reaper21O

    @Reaper21O

    2 жыл бұрын

    yes 1.5x is like hes talking like a normal human being.

  • @Tvj_films8452

    @Tvj_films8452

    Жыл бұрын

    lol.... ya he was talking slow af.

  • @mrindependent1

    @mrindependent1

    4 ай бұрын

    1.5 yes

  • @DexterFaulk-py1hs
    @DexterFaulk-py1hs7 күн бұрын

    That must have been some good weed😂

  • @alphajuliet5697
    @alphajuliet56972 жыл бұрын

    But, thanks u sir

  • @KatieKRealtor
    @KatieKRealtor4 жыл бұрын

    What is the difference between single pole and 2 pole breaker?

  • @mikemeaney3017

    @mikemeaney3017

    3 жыл бұрын

    2 pole breaker provides you with 240v utilizing both phases single pole provides you with 120v utilizing only one phase

  • @sangn1696

    @sangn1696

    Жыл бұрын

    Basically, 2 single poles combine to become a 2 poles. However, they are controlled dependently, either both ON or both OFF. There are also 3 poles circuit breaker. They are fairly in common used. Like in the video you see one at the very top.

  • @hman4900
    @hman49003 жыл бұрын

    Hello all I have an issue just happened after storm 2 day ago Electric went out in all area around 1:00 AM but after Electric came back at 10:00 AM less than half the house stuff working and the rest is not working. I tested the breaker is not working to ground and I found it zero and the working circuit breaker are 123v. So I tested the 2 hot lines in the main circuit breaker, both of them 120v but when tested the voltage between the two hot lines, I found it zero and even at the meter. I called the Electric company. When tech came he is nothing wrong and the voltage is good between the 2 hot lines , even he showed me the reading in his voltmeter 245v. He left and I went to my Electric panel to check the voltage I found 240v between the 2 hot lines. Then I started turning on all circuit breaker and turning on all lights , as soon as I turned the upstairs bathroom fan Electric went out in tge sane half of house. Tested the voltage between the two hot lines is zero again even after removing the electric meter. The question Why the incoming power is zero between the two hot lines

  • @kerrischneider7693

    @kerrischneider7693

    Жыл бұрын

    Greetings! I realize you left your comment a year ago but I am having a very similar issue. Power went out, when power was restored, many things now don't work. Electric company said that the lines going into the house read 120 and are fine. Says it could be anything from the breaker box to the point of contact (receptacle, switch etc). I am in the country and the mice have done crazy damage recently. Seems they prefer non food items to nibble on now a days.... Just curious how you resolved your issue and or what you found out along the way. I'm just looking to isolate the issue to save the electrician time in finding the problem.

  • @hman4900

    @hman4900

    Жыл бұрын

    @@kerrischneider7693 Good morning Kerri It was fixed by replacing the whole defective line from the pole at the top of my house to the electric meter When the first technician came. He juggle the line a little bit then it made a connection at the pole at the top of my house When electric went down again, I called PECO to report the issue for the second time Another technician came and got his ladder and tested the electric voltage at the main pole first then it was fine then he tested the voltage at the pole at the top of my house and was fine too. Then we he tested at the meter found it faulty. Then he replaced the defective line from the pole at the top of my house to the meter After that everything is good. Also this technician said that the other technician was lazy to check all voltages at the main pole and the pole at the top of my house

  • @alphajuliet5697
    @alphajuliet56972 жыл бұрын

    Dude sounds like a robot 🤖 🤣

  • @johnsonjohnson1815
    @johnsonjohnson18152 жыл бұрын

    Don't go ,in off position showing ground , but motor running good condition with a good ampere 87 ,why is show ground in off position ? 3 pH

  • @isaiasjrc9453
    @isaiasjrc94532 жыл бұрын

    What if breaker keeps popping

  • @packmaint2196

    @packmaint2196

    2 жыл бұрын

    Means either you have to high of an amperage draw on it or your breaker is faulty

  • @TheMindOfOpex
    @TheMindOfOpex2 жыл бұрын

    Anyone skilled in breaker panels/ electrical troubleshooting that can help me? My RV/ camper keeps popping the breaker, all electrical lines work fine, nothing is excessively hooked up (nothing should be using any power), happened when the power went out last week with the storm and was working fine before that, just not ever since. Only one breaker in the RV trips, as well as trips the gcfi outlet that is in the barn. The power to the RV works fine like I said but trips as soon as I plug into RV. I have troubleshoot to the point where I believe I need a new breaker box, but I don't want to spend money on it if it ain't going to fix the problem. Any help is greatly appreciated!

  • @shaneatl

    @shaneatl

    Жыл бұрын

    I know this a bit old but did you ever find a fix?

  • @TheMindOfOpex

    @TheMindOfOpex

    Жыл бұрын

    @@shaneatl I didn't

  • @amolgapatwar934
    @amolgapatwar9343 жыл бұрын

    Any ytl students here

  • @jp-us9rq
    @jp-us9rq12 күн бұрын

    My whole upstairs lights are flickering u think theirs a good chance its a breaker mt house is very old

  • @ProTecElectric

    @ProTecElectric

    5 күн бұрын

    Good chance there is bad connection somewhere and it's arcing, you better get it checked out

  • @Dompn
    @Dompn6 ай бұрын

    3:50 another dead elec-chicken. decided to touch a live wire with his finger.

  • @kevincontreras58
    @kevincontreras583 жыл бұрын

    God he is the slowest explainer lol

  • @aicisha
    @aicisha3 жыл бұрын

    I came hete to admire your Fluke! But left because you made me sleepy..

  • @user-hn8wm5xd9f
    @user-hn8wm5xd9f2 жыл бұрын

    DUDE YOUR NOT A ELECTRICAN WE NEVER USE THOSE ARENT VOLTAGE TESTERS THOSE ARE MORE FOR SMALLER STUFF LIKE CURCUIT BOARD

  • @OffCode
    @OffCode9 ай бұрын

    Horrible

  • @chrisg9348
    @chrisg93483 жыл бұрын

    Waste of time

  • @ravinsaber
    @ravinsaber2 жыл бұрын

    Sorry man, you talk too slow