Furnace Circuit Breaker Reset

6 possible reasons your furnace keeps tripping your circuit breaker.

Furnace circuit breaker reset.

Most electric motors including the furnace blower motor have a reset switch that pops up when this happens. The most common reason that a furnace trips a circuit breaker is that the blower is overworking. Leave the furnace s. They will identify the reason behind this and determine the best solution for it.

Turn off the power to your furnace at the circuit breaker or fuse box. It is not normal for your circuit breaker to keep on tripping. In the case of a one time occurrence where the breaker was tripped you can reset the breaker and furnace operation should continue as normal without cause for immediate alarm. A furnace that starts up but immediately trips the breaker can be caused by an electrical short circuit or ground fault inside of the furnace itself.

Turn off the furnace s main gas supply using the handle on the main gas pipe that leads into the furnace. When your air filter is clogged with dirt your blower has to work extra hard to push air. Any time that something is blocking airflow to your system your blower has to work harder to compensate. When the motor on your furnace gets too hot or there is an interruption within the electrical system a switch will trip causing the furnace to shut down usually before the circuit breaker trips.

Short circuits in your furnace happen when a bare hot wire comes in contact with a neutral wire.