[HayZee518]

The household circuit breaker is the single most forgotten important device in your house! When called upon to "trip" many of them don't! They are located in a dusty panelboard, maybe covered with spider webs, water leaks inside, rivets rusty etc. Take the time to excercise your breakers at least once a year. Physically move the handle to the "OFF" position and then back to "ON". Yes, this includes the "MAIN" breaker. Circuit breakers are manufactured with the trait of being able to interrupt current within 3 cycles of an overload. If they don't trip they are useless and may contribute to an electrical fire. FEDERAL PACIFIC type breakers are reknowned for this. You may notice that these type breakers physically "fall" out of their panelboards when the escutcheon plate is removed. So do yourself a favor and move those handles once in a while. If they won't reset get a new one, if they feel very sloppy, get a new one.