Circuit Breaker Switch Won T Stay On. You reset the wrong circuit breaker switch. If the circuit breaker won t reset and trips immediately the problem might be a short circuit.
What you can do. With a flashlight examine the switches to find one that looks like it s not in line with the others. If it s difficult to see your panel you may have been resetting the wrong switch.
Many times the switches on circuit breakers will be labeled incorrectly or not at all.
What you can do. If the circuit breaker won t reset and trips immediately the problem might be a short circuit. First turn off all the individual breakers one by one then turn the whole house breaker off then turn the tripping breaker on. If it won t stay on in that circumstance it is certainly bad.
