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    Jan 16, 2011, 09:50 PM
    1 breaker causing another breaker to trip when I reset! What is This about??
    I reset a breaker and it immediately trips its self and another breaker... this never happened before... if I reset 1 its OK but when I reset the other breaker they both trip... and these are 2 separate circuits... the 2 breakers are not even next to each other in the panel
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    Jan 17, 2011, 05:04 AM
    There may be a short circuit between the two circuits in a junction box or a receptacle box.
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    Jan 17, 2011, 09:32 AM

    Depending on how old your home is you may have a split bus panel.

    This type of panel will have circuit breakers at the top section that control the lower sections.
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    Jan 17, 2011, 03:22 PM
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    Tkrussel this sounds logical but I don't understand how this would happen all of a sudden... I haven't done any work in the house that woul disturb any wiring... but I will try and follow the circuits to see if they meet in a j box thank you
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    Jan 17, 2011, 03:27 PM
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    Thank you for you reply house was built in 84
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    Jan 17, 2011, 07:14 PM

    Split bus panels had been outlawed by then or at the very least no longer in use.
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