mtlogcabin
SAWHORSE
Last night the power went out in my area. I was in the master bedroom upstairs with the lights on watching a DVD and a 1500 watt heater plugged into the wall. Nothing else was on anywhere in the house. This morning i wake up still no power until I go down stairs and the clocks are flashing on the stove and microwave. I check the breaker box and find the 50 amp breaker feeding my upstairs sub-panel tripped.
Any ideas as to why the 50 amp breaker would trip with that little load on it? I thought maybe a power spike but really have no idea but I do need to calm my wife's fear that the house is going to burn down.
Any ideas as to why the 50 amp breaker would trip with that little load on it? I thought maybe a power spike but really have no idea but I do need to calm my wife's fear that the house is going to burn down.