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  • Apr 14, 2009, 03:43 PM
    kevinr
    Popping Breaker
    The motor on my hot water heater keeps popping the internal breaker on the motor what wouild cause this to happen
  • Apr 14, 2009, 03:46 PM
    Joshdta

    You mean the vent motor?
  • Apr 14, 2009, 04:07 PM
    mygirlsdad77

    Boiler or side vent water heater? Please give us some more info and we will do our best to help.
  • Apr 14, 2009, 06:31 PM
    kevinr
    No, the oil burner motor I have to keep reseting the rest button on the motor itself.
  • Apr 15, 2009, 06:14 AM
    Joshdta

    How long has it been sense you have had you oil boiler serviced?
  • Apr 15, 2009, 03:51 PM
    mygirlsdad77

    Not many oil burners in our area, so I haven't had enough hands on experience with them to give you any advice. I hope one of the others here can help you out. Good luck. And I hope you can get it fixed.
  • Apr 15, 2009, 09:14 PM
    hvac1000
    No, the oil burner motor I have to keep reseting the rest button on the motor itself.

    A weak motor circuit breaker (red reset button) can be a problem or the oil pump is creating too much drag on the motor causing it to pop the breaker. Try removing the motor to oil pump coupling and wire the motor direct bypassing the safety control and see if it will run by itself for awhile. Is so the pump could be suspect.

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