Circuit Breaker Switch Won T Stay On. First turn off all the individual breakers one by one then turn the whole house breaker off then turn the tripping breaker on. In this case the flipped breaker is a safety mechanism and is evidence of your circuit breaker working properly.
Then turn the tripping breaker back off then turn the whole house breaker back on then turn the individual breakers back on one by one except for the tripping breaker which you should leave off. Many times the switches on circuit breakers will be labeled incorrectly or not at all. If it s difficult to see your panel you may have been resetting the wrong switch.
With a flashlight examine the switches to find one that looks like it s not in line with the others.
You reset the wrong circuit breaker switch. Then turn the tripping breaker back off then turn the whole house breaker back on then turn the individual breakers back on one by one except for the tripping breaker which you should leave off. 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.
