I have a 5 unit apartment building, but one unit is having a problem – which is only one side of the panel is working. My electrician has checked the electrical panel inside the unit for connections and they appear to be good. Then he went to check the breaker outside next to the meter and turned it on and off. Then everything worked for couple of days and afterwards the same problem started again. Now he's saying the breaker next to the meter is most likely not making good contact and needs to be replaced. I talked to the city light and they said after changing the breaker and if the problem still existed then to call them so that they can come out and check their connections. Any thoughts? Thanks.
Electrical – Half the house has power – Stove, hotwater tank and dryer not working!
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Best Answer
Your electrician seems to be spot on. The fact that only one unit is having problems leads me to believe City Light's connections are good and the breaker after their connections for the problem unit is at fault. Why didn't your electrician replace that breaker when he examined it? If this was a breaker in the unit I'd suggest swapping it with another breaker in the panel and see if the problem followed. Since it's a main unit breaker you wouldn't want to do that and have the problem move to another unit and tick those people off.