ultramegabob
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TOOL_5150 said:was it a regular breaker or gfci / afci?
~Matt
Standard 20 amp Square D QO breaker on #12 NMB
TOOL_5150 said:was it a regular breaker or gfci / afci?
~Matt
ultramegabob said:Standard 20 amp Square D QO breaker on #12 NMB
chris kennedy said:Did the tenant say this problem just started or was it a new phone?
chris kennedy said:Did the tenant say this problem just started or was it a new phone?
stickboy1375 said:I'm going with tenant wired the phone jack.
what was itultramegabob said:no, that wasnt it...
electricalperson said:the phone was located in a room which the person had to turn on a light to enter. the light had a short circuit and it happened to be on the same circuit as the phone. thats my guess
i bet they were happy when you fixed thatultramegabob said:As I was walking back into the room, I watched the tenant get up, when they did the couch leaned back against the wall with a thump, and the breaker tripped, there was a switch on to a closet light with a burned out bulb, the switch was loose enough to jiggle against the metal box when they bumped the wall with the couch as they jumped up to answer the phone....:grin:
stickboy1375 said:The couch actually moved when they got up? Holy huge batman. :grin:
ultramegabob said:I think the couches frame was loose and wobbly, and Im guessing they are the type of people that like to race the phone to answer it before the second ring:grin:
stickboy1375 said:Did you sell them a cordless to fix the problem? :grin:
ultramegabob said:nope, I wrapped the switch with black tape, and snugged the screws down.
Dang! I was about to post that this was my guess!ultramegabob said:As I was walking back into the room, I watched the tenant get up, when they did the couch leaned back against the wall with a thump, and the breaker tripped, there was a switch on to a closet light with a burned out bulb, the switch was loose enough to jiggle against the metal box when they bumped the wall with the couch as they jumped up to answer the phone....:grin:
ultramegabob said:oooooooohhhhhh, you are sooooooo close!!!!
i bet the couch was hitting the wall causeing a switch to short out:grin:grich said:Phone line has a ringer relay to turn on a lamp (as hearing-impaired people might have)...and lamp has a short?
ultramegabob said:nope, I wrapped the switch with black tape, and snugged the screws down.
ultramegabob said:nope, I wrapped the switch with black tape, and snugged the screws down.