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I thought my new heater broke, so I bought a cheap one overnight on Amazon. It turns out the "broken" one has dust blocking the back so I cleaned it off and it works fine.

I plugged the newest one in anyway, but it tripped the breaker in my bedroom/bathroom. I reset it but the lights won't turn on in the bathroom. They weren't on when the breaker tripped, so they aren't blown. I tried resetting the GFCI switch in the outlet, but it didn't work. That outlet was already getting electricity anyway, because the other heater is plugged into and on.

I am returning the crappy one I don't need anyway. I filed a maintenance request. Now, I'm taking a shower in the dark, getting ready to go work a hectic long shift at work tonight.

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Old Man Tyler 11mo ago

You have a corroded backwire outlet somewhere.

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Old Man Tyler 11mo ago

Or burnt or whatever. They're super common and cause a lot of failures.

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Skizm :despair: 11mo ago

The wiring is bad in this lead paint coated 100 year old building?! :mind_blown_boar:

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