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Electric Radiator Tripping

JamieJay57
JamieJay57 Member Posts: 1
in Radiant Heating

Hi, i have 1 electric radiator in my flat with 3 storage heaters. The Radiator keeps tripping out along with the water tank as they’re on the same switch..


Anyone have any guesses as to what would cause it to keep tripping? We’ve lived here for 4 years and this is the first winter it has done this. Some days it will be fine for me to heat the room, other days it will trip every 5/10 minutes


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  • Jamie Hall
    Jamie Hall Member Posts: 25,530

    Is it a circuit breaker or safety in the heater which is tripping, or is it the whole circuit including the water heater? And if it is the whole circuit, is the water heater on when it trips?

    Is it tripping on overcurrent? Or something else (like a ground or arc fault)? Can you tell?

    Br. Jamie, osb
    Building superintendent/caretaker, 7200 sq. ft. historic house museum with dependencies in New England
  • Larry Weingarten
    Larry Weingarten Member Posts: 3,699

    Hi, I'll add that at least in the US, circuit breakers are only good for being tripped about five times. After that they trip at lower and lower amp draws. That could be contributing to the problem. 🤔

    Yours, Larry

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