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    Mar 25, 2010, 07:23 PM
    Electric water heater fire
    When we pushed the restart button, the insulation caught fire. Should we flip the auxiliary circuit breaker as well? Or just leave everything off and call someone to look at it?
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    Mar 25, 2010, 07:28 PM

    Shut off the breaker and call an electrician. Where do you live?
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