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A breaker retrips when I reset it. If it is a short, where should I look?

April 26, 2017breaker look reset short

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A breaker retrips when I reset it. If it is a short, where should I look?

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If it is truly retripping, not having a rare mechanical problem, and you are attempting the reset correctly, then it is a short. On that circuit unplug everything and turn all simple switches off, and one end of any three-way switches the other way. If the short recurs upon resetting, see next question.