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    Jul 8, 2012, 03:01 PM
    Why does my kenmore range trip the circuit breaker
    I replaced the igniter on my kenmore gas range. It worked fine once. Now it trips the ground fault breaker in the wall plug in whenever I try to use the oven. The burners work fine. I have tried several different plug ins around the house but it trips them all. The main breaker does not trip.

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