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• Posted in thread: sharp Portable AC tripping circuit on 05-14-2011 at 03:50 PM
  Its hard on these small units to not be used, they get tight, just like a car engine when not
  used for a long time. If it will run on the 20 amp breaker then plug it in there, check the
  running amps. ...

• Posted in thread: sharp Portable AC tripping circuit on 05-14-2011 at 11:25 AM
  Hithanks for the reply.I saw the back of the machine and it says 12.0 amps and 1350 watts. It
  does not say anything about peak amps. This is why I had it running on a 15 amp breaker. It
  does not trip ...

• Posted in thread: sharp Portable AC tripping circuit on 05-13-2011 at 05:37 PM
  HiMy sharp portable ac dims the lights in the room and it trips the circuit breaker everytime
  the ac tries to switch from fan to cooling. I tried it on every outlet on the 2nd floor and it
  does the ex...

• Posted in thread: front door lights not working on 06-11-2010 at 06:00 PM
  I look at it deeply and found that one of the wires connected to the switch is touching the
  electrical metal box. When I move the electrical box I see blue sparks right at the contact
  point of the wir...

• Posted in thread: front door lights not working on 06-11-2010 at 03:54 PM
  I checked the wires leading into the light switch and there was no electricity. Then I shut off
  the breaker and removed the light fixtures. Then turned on the breaker and checked the wires in
  there an...

• Posted in thread: front door lights not working on 06-07-2010 at 06:32 PM
  This is what I did:I tested the wires going into the switch for the GFI outlet. It was live.
  First I tested black with black and red with white and there was electricity. Then for some
  reason I decide...

• Posted in thread: front door lights not working on 06-05-2010 at 06:08 PM
  I wouldn't replace the GFI just yet, they have to have power to reset them.I guess it depends
  on the type of gas lamp post you have that will determine if you have electricity going to it.
  A standing ...

• Posted in thread: front door lights not working on 06-04-2010 at 04:03 PM
  Disconnect the wires from the LOAD terminals on the GFI and then see if it will reset.If it
  does reset then you have current leakage which may or may not be the result of the gas lamp
  post. If it does...

• Posted in thread: front door lights not working on 06-04-2010 at 10:49 AM
  Thanks so much for replying. So this has nothing to do with the gas lamp post? Should I replace
  the GFI first or do the leakage test?

• Posted in thread: front door lights not working on 06-04-2010 at 09:57 AM
  HIFor the past 6 months, my front door lights have not been working. I checked the fuse box and
  everything is on. All I can think of us is 2 things: 1. The gas lamp post in front of my yard
  broke off ...