Kitchen Large Electric Appliances - refrigerator
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peterr
07-05-09, 02:59 PM
Hello
My refrigerator plugs into a single outlet behind it with nothing else plugged in.
On the wall next to it there is another wallplate with a switch for the kitchen fan + two receptacles. In one receptacle I have a surger suppressor + plugged a microwave in it.
The frig and microwave were off but the fan worked when we came home so I switched the circuit breaker and everything seems ok now.
I am worried because we were gone for two days and this happened when we were gone.
The townhouse is 25 years old and nothing has really changed except we installed the setup I described above about 4 years ago and never had a problem.
Is this something to look into or could a 'spike' have done it?
The appliances are 4 years old.
Thank you
My refrigerator plugs into a single outlet behind it with nothing else plugged in.
On the wall next to it there is another wallplate with a switch for the kitchen fan + two receptacles. In one receptacle I have a surger suppressor + plugged a microwave in it.
The frig and microwave were off but the fan worked when we came home so I switched the circuit breaker and everything seems ok now.
I am worried because we were gone for two days and this happened when we were gone.
The townhouse is 25 years old and nothing has really changed except we installed the setup I described above about 4 years ago and never had a problem.
Is this something to look into or could a 'spike' have done it?
The appliances are 4 years old.
Thank you
daddyjohn
07-05-09, 09:58 PM
Well it's wired properly; the fan is not supposed to be on the receptacle circuit. Is the C/B a GFI breaker?
peterr
07-06-09, 02:25 PM
Hello
Sorry about misinformation as the fan was not involved. The appliances are not on a gfi and both go off when I throw # 22 circuit breaker. All has been ok since the first incident.
Do you have any suspicions especially about safety?
Sorry about misinformation as the fan was not involved. The appliances are not on a gfi and both go off when I throw # 22 circuit breaker. All has been ok since the first incident.
Do you have any suspicions especially about safety?
daddyjohn
07-06-09, 06:04 PM
No, if something were wrong, the breaker would trip. You may want to test the receptacle with a receptacle tester just to be sure it's ok. If it's one of those $1.00 backstabbed receptacles, replace it. Tell us about the microwave oven. Built in or countertop model? If it's a built in, it has to be on it's own circuit. If it's a countertop model, any receptacles that run along a kitchen countertop have to be GFI protected.
peterr
07-07-09, 02:00 PM
The ac volts are 118 according to my vintage multi tester at both receptacles - frig + microwave. If it ever trips again, maybe it's the receptacle I should look at? I don't know any other way to test a receptacle other than read volts and observe it with the plate off. It appears to be the one that came with the house.
The microwave is on a counter top but on the opposite side of the kitchen from water if that makes a difference;it is on a 2' small counter near the frig where nothing can spill on it but is not gfi'd.
So far, we have not had more trouble.
The microwave is on a counter top but on the opposite side of the kitchen from water if that makes a difference;it is on a 2' small counter near the frig where nothing can spill on it but is not gfi'd.
So far, we have not had more trouble.