What may cause an oven to trip the circuit breaker?
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Circuit breakers are tripped by an electrical fault. This could be short circuit, drain to earth, or overheating (typically a result of a short circuit). Circuit breakers are designed to protect the device they are in circuit with. But more importantly to us they stop the said device from harming it's environment - either by overheating and causing a fire or by giving the operator an electric shock.
Circuit breakers in domestic environments are normally referred to as MCBs (miniature circuit breakers) as they deal with low voltage currents (under 1000v) or RCBs (remote circuit breakers).
MCBs are rated to suit the circuit they are attached to, lighting circuits have a lower trip threshold than an oven, hob, shower or other high power device.
So, what may be happening with a hob that is tripping a circuit breaker?
This is potentially life-threatening stuff and you will need a qualified electrician to check the following:
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