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TROUBLESHOOTING
PROBLEM CORRECTIVE ACTION
The circuit breaker trips after the range The slow trip of a circuit breaker is an indication of
as been operating for a few minutes. overload in a particular circuit. The cause of this
overload could be:
Voltage problem, check element voltage
against store and rating plate voltages.
Element may also be defective;
Measure the amps of the suspicious element and
compare this with the expected value. The value is
calculated by dividing the watt rating of the element
(see wiring diagram) over the supply voltage.
Example: For a 208V french plate the reading would
be: 2000 watt
= 9.6 amps
208 volt
Check for defective breaker:
Measure the amps of the suspicious breaker with all
elements turned fully on. If reading is not exceeding
50 amps and the breaker trips, replace the breaker.
