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    angela777 Posts: 1, Reputation: 1
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    Oct 23, 2008, 01:52 PM
    Breaker keeps tripping when I run heater
    My 6o amp breaker keeps tripping after about 15 minutes of running my electric heater. It is the kind that is in a closet in a mobile home. It ran fine last winter and suddenly started tripping breaker. The heater is fairly new, about 4 years old. I am trying to pin point the problem so I can fix it myself due to lack of funds. Any suggestion please!
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    Oct 23, 2008, 03:38 PM
    Knowing the size heater in wattage would be helpful.

    It is possible the breaker is either overloaded, or defective, or there is a loose connection at the breaker.
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