Breaker normal or faulty?

Submitted ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩ by ⁨Sovereign_13@lemmy.world⁩ to ⁨[deleted]⁩

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I’m in the process of refinishing my basement, and I’ve installed the breakers. My panel uses Square D QO breakers that have a window that shows red when the breaker is in the tripped position. Breakers are then reset by turning fully off and then on.

One of the new breakers shows just a tiny bit of red in the window when it’s in the “on” position. It doesn’t instantly trip when turned on. It does this even with the breaker removed from the panel. The breaker switch moves fully to both on and off positions.

Is this something to be concerned about?

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halfwaythere@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
When in doubt return it and replace. Peace of mind is worth the effort.

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- mvirts@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
  Agreed, especially if you can get a refund or free replacement.
  
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CorrodedCranium@leminal.space ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
It sounds like it’s functioning correctly and likely just a small cosmetic issue. I probably wouldn’t worry about it.

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- Sovereign_13@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
  Thanks! I thought it might be, but I was unable to find anything on the internet to confirm.
  
  Breakers are just one of those things I’d rather not be like “it’s probably fine” and then find out it’s not, y’know?
  
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  - schmidtster@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
    Breakers trip internally, the switch is just there to reset it.
    
    You can lock them on and they still trip.
    
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Fosheze@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
It’s just a cosmetic defect. But if you’re really woried about it then you could just replace it. Breakers aren’t that expensive.

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- Sovereign_13@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
  Thanks. Thought as much, just wanted to be more certain.
  
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Pavidus@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
I know you have gotten quite a few answers already, but I thought I would help ease your worries. I work in industrial maintenance, and have been in quite a few square d panels. This is fairly common, and not indicative of an issue with the breaker. Nothing to worry about.

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JakenVeina@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
Does the switch sit tightly in that on position, or is it a little loose? If it’s tight, I wouldn’t worry about it, myself.

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- Sovereign_13@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
  It’s tight. It doesn’t feel any different than any of the other breakers.
  
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