Overload, short, ground fault, or a tired breaker. One reset to try — then stop resetting and call.
Three causes cover almost every call we get for this.
Heater plus hair dryer plus microwave on one circuit. The fix is a dedicated circuit, never a bigger breaker.
Trips the instant you reset it. A damaged cord, a nail through a cable, a failed appliance, a burnt connection.
Breakers weaken with every trip. One that trips at normal load, or feels warm, has failed.
Takes a minute, costs nothing, fixes it more often than you would think.
Unplug everything on the circuit. Push the breaker fully OFF, then ON. If it holds, plug things back one at a time.
Still happening? That's our job.
A second trip on an empty circuit, a breaker that trips instantly, or any heat, buzz or smell at the panel is the line.
Online or by phone. A technician reaches out within 1 business hour.
Traced to the box or device it lives in. Exact price before any work, you approve it first.
Right parts, tested under load, next connection checked so it does not come back.
A breaker that keeps tripping is protecting an overloaded circuit, reacting to a short, catching a ground or arc fault, or failing from age. Unplug everything on the circuit and reset it once. If it holds, the circuit is overloaded or an appliance is faulty; if it trips again with nothing plugged in, stop resetting it — a breaker that trips on an empty circuit is reporting a short in the wiring, and every reset pushes full fault current through it.
No. The breaker protects the wire in the wall, not the appliance. A bigger breaker on the same wire removes the protection. We size a new circuit instead.
Same day if the breaker is hot or smells; otherwise usually within a day. A technician reaches out within 1 business hour.
Exact price after we find the cause, before any work starts.
A clamp meter and a circuit test tell us in minutes. We replace what has failed — not the whole panel unless the panel is the problem.
Licensed electricians across South King and Pierce County. Exact price before any work starts.