I am just an aficionado.... day job is in engineering.
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Electrician In Mississauga
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You seem to know more than some of the electricians I've dealt with!
And IIRC it's you that had that phenomenal cable routing from your panel?
Thanks, my craft is usually much better than what people pay professionals to do... not a knock on the pros, they just can't spend that much time!
I have rewired multiple houses over the years....
I know who I'll call when I need some advice! LoL
I've dealt with 'butchers' not electricians before. Usually only once as I never call them back.
The asshat licensed electrician that wired my parents house 40 years ago should be shot. On one circuit is the washing machine in the basement, a light in the basement, a receptacle in the main floor living room and an outdoor plug. It's not even like they are close to each other. It was a game to see how much time he could waste pulling wire I think.
Looking at a friends in- floor heating in a basement bathroom . The lighting in the bathroom is on the same circuit as the in floor heater. And the bathroom recepticle. Infloor trips the breaker after being on for about 3-5mins. Started after a basement flood. I suspect a short in the pad under the floor, changing the controller did not correct the fault.
It was wired by a "master electrician" .
It was wired by a "master electrician" .
It may still be wet under the floor. IR gun should find overcurrent location pretty easily.
Is the breaker GFCI or AFCI/CAFI (or all the above)? If so it may not be over current, instead a ground fault or even arcing as it heats up.
The cables are designed to be installed in thinset which is wet. A flood shouldn't cause a failure. I water cycled my joints after a repair. If they are interested I'm open to a phone call. If they don't have a matching tile they're out of luck. 99% of repairs start with a hammer and chisel.
@nobbie , thats a gracious offer , no matching tile and I'm not that keen to be the guy on this one.
it is a GFI breaker, new breaker also trips , my guess there is some wires underniether that should have been a watertight connection or never spliced at all. I personally know the original electrician , with the beer involved in the install anything is possible. ( he passed away about 3 yrs ago , drug overdose)
it is a GFI breaker, new breaker also trips , my guess there is some wires underniether that should have been a watertight connection or never spliced at all. I personally know the original electrician , with the beer involved in the install anything is possible. ( he passed away about 3 yrs ago , drug overdose)
@crankcall best guess is they are going to need some slippers to keep their feet warm....
I bet the GFCI is tripping on the breaker and not over current. Check the boxes and make sure there is nothing silly like ground wire in "contact" with a neutral after the thermostat and/or with the neutral feed disconnected (and power off of course
) see if there is continuity between ground and neutral (should be an open circuit).... very very low percentage play, but you may become a hero if it is something really stupid and easy... Not heated floors but I have seen a ground to neutral "leak" trip a GFCI (as it should) but only above a certain load was applied.
Or just get them slippers for xmas....
I bet the GFCI is tripping on the breaker and not over current. Check the boxes and make sure there is nothing silly like ground wire in "contact" with a neutral after the thermostat and/or with the neutral feed disconnected (and power off of course
) see if there is continuity between ground and neutral (should be an open circuit).... very very low percentage play, but you may become a hero if it is something really stupid and easy... Not heated floors but I have seen a ground to neutral "leak" trip a GFCI (as it should) but only above a certain load was applied.Or just get them slippers for xmas....
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