On Fri, Jun 8, 2012 at 3:52 PM, William Robbins <[email protected]> wrote: > A ceiling fan tripped your main? Wow. I could see it breaking the circuit > it was on, but the 200A (guessing) Main? That's a tad dangerous...even for > TN wiring. ;)
A lot of residences only have 100A service. Older places might even have 75A. But even 75A is a lot (in household context). Now, it's possible for an arc -- like you get when wires short -- to perturb protective devices upstream. Might be that. But yah, if the main breaker popped on a branch overload, I'd want an electrician to check the whole thing over. Might be more than just a ceiling fan wrong. -- Ben ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
