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Wiz
Explorer
Jun 13, 2015

Main breaker trips with A/C and Microwave on.->RESOLVED

My main circuit breaker trips if we start the microwave when the A/C is running. Today when it happened, I forgot to turn off the AC before resetting the breaker and the A/C wouldn't start. I turned i...
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time2roll
Nomad
Jun 13, 2015
Is the main and AC paired? I would swap the AC wire with the MW as both should have 20a breakers. Possible get a 30/15 and a 20/20 to have a low draw item paired with the main. Breakers are more sensitive as they get warm so having two high draw items together can build a little extra heat.

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