Wednesday, November 24, 2010

Fridge cause the fuse box trip. Change the socket fuse, fuse box still trip when turn on fridge.How to solve?

Is it because of the dust accumulated at the condenser coil which has increased the condensor load, hence cause the current surge?Fridge cause the fuse box trip. Change the socket fuse, fuse box still trip when turn on fridge.How to solve?
Dust usually will not cause the fridge to trip a fuse or breaker. I'd say there is something wrong with your compressor.



First replace the fuse (people still use fuses?) if it trips again, call a repair man. You have a compressor problem.Fridge cause the fuse box trip. Change the socket fuse, fuse box still trip when turn on fridge.How to solve?
Use an extension lead and plug your fridge into a socket on a different circuit. If the other circuit trips, your fridge has a fault. If it does not trip, try to establish which appliances are on the same circuit which is normally used by your fridge. ( It could be another appliance which is faulty).

You can do this by switching the trip switch off. The appliances on this circuit will then cease to work. Unplug the appliances which don't work and then switch the circuit breaker back on. You must then plug each of these appliances on one by one to establish if another faulty appliance is tripping the switch. Hopefully it will be a cheap appliance which you can replace.Fridge cause the fuse box trip. Change the socket fuse, fuse box still trip when turn on fridge.How to solve?
trip switches once tripped can become more sensitive to tripping especially if the circuit is already near to maximum loading change the fuse box trip . You may need to increase the rating of that circuit protector or switch some thing to a different circuit.Check all the visible wiring for any breaks as even a small short circuit will trip the breaker