Questions & Answers for: generator circuit breaker tripping

...generator running A tripping circuit breaker is an indication of an overload. You say there is no load on the breaker - how are you making this determination? Are you using an amprobe or some other ...

...circuit breaker trips. Try a different cord and see if it works ok. If the circuit breaker trips without anything plugged into the extension cord then the chances are that there is a short in the ...

...what the generator load is per circuit. You can install current meter for each circuit. This will give a good indication of which circuit is pulling more load than the other circuit. ...

generator circuit breaker keeps tripping breaker keeps tripping wet plugs,exceeding max load of circut,whatever it is running has a short in it.

...generator start the breaker trips under load and stops engine but with out load no trips with out load breaker no trips and the engine no stop only when is under load the circuit breaker trips ...

...directly, does it work? If the generator itself works properly, then check the wiring from the generator to the circuit breaker. DO NOT use the generator until the problem solved = safety

...circuit breaker you may need two hots a ground and a neutral. As a rule 30 amps = #10 wire 40amps = #8 wire and 50amps = # 6. Generators normally are 240vts the two hot wires connect to # 1 and #2 ...

...generator without the power cable from the Winnie connected. Connect power cable from Winnie and wait a few seconds. If no trip, turn on main (disconnect) breaker in Winnie. Wait a few seconds, if no ...

circuit. It trips the GFCI breaker. Tried on other GFCI circuits and it trips them too. Does not trip non-GFCI breaker. Any thoughts? If you more help or purchase diesel generator set, please visit at

...generator trips circuit breaker. Starts, then trips after about 15 min. Quested edited 'stream to steam'. Question moved from Cars and Trucks. It has a leak somewhere that is shorting the power to ...