Re: Weird Microwave problem - trips breaker when you shut the door!



Spudz wrote:
> We are finsihing up a new construction home, and have a Viking
> Microwave on a 20 amp circuit in the kitchen. This is the only device
> on the circuit. The microwave cooks fine, but sometimes just closing
> the door on the microwave trips the breaker! I have moved the oven to
> another outlet and it doesn't trip other breakers. ANy ideas what
> might be happeing? I can't imagine closing the door would draw a lot
> of current! We have used other devices on the same outlet with no
> problems.
> thanks!
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is it a GFI breaker?

there is probably an intermittent short in the oven i.e. a wire with
cut insulation or something

Mark

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