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Old 3/23/06, 9:36 AM
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Exclamation Pushmatic Heat over 105º

At a condo I did yesterday 3 of the breakers exceeded 105º...the rest of the panel was 78 to 83º...any issues?





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Old 3/23/06, 12:36 PM
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Default Re: Pushmatic Heat over 105º

Trust your gut Harvey. I would say yes.

Besides the fact that it's an obsolete panel, a warm circuit could indicate high resistance in the circuit or possibly too much load on the circuit.



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Default Re: Pushmatic Heat over 105º

Harvey,

I agree with Jeff completely, some breakers will always run warmer than others (GFCI's for example) but a 30 degree jump is unusual. I would recommend further evaluation by an Electrician.

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Old 3/23/06, 12:56 PM
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Default Re: Pushmatic Heat over 105º

we had one recently that was 2x the average of the rest... i believe it was 65 and 130... realtor immediately called an electrician friend of his who stopped by and evaluated... stated it was due to a couple of electric space heaters the owners were using... I wrote it up anyway...

I am sure in FL you have those space heaters on all the time... LOL
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