Troubleshooting a Circuit
My cat got inside the dropped ceiling in my basement. Without electrocuting himself he still managed to do something to mess up one of the electric circuits…I can’t get the breaker to come back on. How can I troubleshoot this myself?
My cat got inside the dropped ceiling in my basement. Without electrocuting himself he still managed to do something to mess up one of the electric circuits…I can’t get the breaker to come back on. How can I troubleshoot this myself?
is this why they call it cat 5 wire?
Maybe the cat acquired electric super powers in the accident.
Did the cat turn from a shorthair to a Persian??
Thanks for all the comments. I have pushed the breaker to its limit, so even if I can find a loose connection I think I will probably bring in my electrician if there is any chance of fire hazard.
I’d send the cat back in but I like to save his hours for his real trade, carpentry.
If you follow dibs’s recommendation & get the breaker so it resets, turn it back off & look in the ceiling for disconnected wires. I’d check all the connections in the ceiling since, if the cat could disrupt one, all of the might be tenuous.
Yes, lots of people don’t know how to properly reset the breaker. It has to go to the Full Off position first…push it hard.
Secondly, for the cat to have tripped it in the ceiling means there’s a fire hazard lurking.
Cats have nine lives, you and your building do not.
remove one of the tiles and take a peek. see if there are any cables or wires with conections that are not in a junction box. on of them probably got loose. if no such thing, then check the ligh fixture.
then send the cat in…..
First thing. Did you try turning the breaker completely off before trying to flip it on? If that doesn’t work then send the cat back in.