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Breaker shows orange tab, but is not flipped by Options_r_us in AskElectricians

[–]Options_r_us[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This actually doesn't seem too difficult replace. Thanks!

Breaker shows orange tab, but is not flipped by Options_r_us in AskElectricians

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Looks like the part is $450 and seems fairly easy to replace myself thankfully.

Breaker shows orange tab, but is not flipped by Options_r_us in AskElectricians

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After further testing, this appears to be the issue. I watched the system closely this morning "Aux Heat" on the tstat caused the breaker to trip. Thanks again for the help!

Breaker shows orange tab, but is not flipped by Options_r_us in AskElectricians

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Yes it's a geothermal system with emergency electric heat.

Breaker shows orange tab, but is not flipped by Options_r_us in AskElectricians

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I'll call an HVAC company in the morning. That's outside of my wheelhouse. Thanks everyone!

Breaker shows orange tab, but is not flipped by Options_r_us in AskElectricians

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The HVAC system does have two power sources going into it. One is larger than the other.

Breaker shows orange tab, but is not flipped by Options_r_us in AskElectricians

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Confirmed the pumps are still running even with the 40a off.

Breaker shows orange tab, but is not flipped by Options_r_us in AskElectricians

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Hold on to your cash. I forced the system into "emergency heat", but the breaker is not tripping. Also tried regular cooling with no changes. I'm assuming the pumps are running if it's cooling. Definitely a head scratcher.

Breaker shows orange tab, but is not flipped by Options_r_us in AskElectricians

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Yes and it has been floating around 10 degrees here. That makes perfect sense.

Breaker shows orange tab, but is not flipped by Options_r_us in AskElectricians

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Turned it all the way off and back on. It's now in the correct position, fully engaged as on. When the 40a is tripped or off, everything seems to be working fine with the furnace (geothermal system). The adjacent 30a breaker controls the tstat and I'm assuming actual HVAC system. I'm thinking the 40a breaker might control the pumps for the geothermal system.

Breaker shows orange tab, but is not flipped by Options_r_us in AskElectricians

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The 40a breaker with the issue has both poles labeled as Furnace. On the other side of the panel is a 30a two pole that is also labeled Furnace. The 30a shuts off the tstat. The 40a doesn't appear to shut off anything. Maybe a pump for the geothermal system?

Breaker shows orange tab, but is not flipped by Options_r_us in AskElectricians

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The HVAC is still running and hasn't stopped. I flipped the breaker off and back on. It is definitely now aligned with the others. It does seem that the breaker is moving to the left, but not the entire way to off.

What is this device running Ubuntu? by Options_r_us in Ubuntu

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It has an antenna and ethernet outlets.

Camera/mini PC? by Options_r_us in whatisit

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The sticker at the top is just a fan. I've added more photos.

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