Why does the cord get hot in less than 30 minutes and keep tripping my circuit breaker?
610140
This should not happen and has not occurred with my heater at all. In addition, my daughter has the same exact unit at her home and this has never occurred with hers either. Something must be wrong with the cord itself on your unit. Either that or something is wrong with the circuit you have it plugged into. I am not, however, an electrician. All I do know is that your circuit breaker should not be tripping.
310921
Ours has been running on low speed for over 2 months straight and the cord is not hot.
2008294
Not sure about that, all I know is that the plug got super hot and started smelling like something was burning. So I returned it. Just be careful.
1459381
It trips (presumably because it overheats triggering a safety switch, not the breaker in the electric circuit) when plugged into a standard wall socket (no extension cord). It trips at HIGH setting 1200 watts but does not trip at 800 watts. She set it closer to herself and gets along at the lower setting with considerable complaint. Sorry to have been unclear in the original review which I was trying to keep short.
893983
You need to clean it. There is something causing the two electrical parts to arc.
885603
If it's blowing the breaker (or fuse) regardless of which circuit it's connected to, the problem is most likely in the heater itself. I would have it serviced by an authorized dealer.
1644097
This unit has two heating elements. Likely that one of them is not working. Check the circuit breaker on both connections, they are independent of each other on your breaker box.
731235
it sounds as if something tripped the reset button on the plug end of the power cord. See page 3 of the manual. page 3 also says to be sure the AC sits upright for an hour before running it. If it had been stored on its side, put into the wall and immediately turned on this could cause a temporary overload that would trip that switch. If the switch seems ok, check house fuses going to that line. read page 12 and if nothing there helps try calling the manufacturer.
239851
You should be able to reset it right away, if it doesn't reset grounding out(something shorting out) or breaker itself is bad
640648
Your unit appears to be wired for 30 amp MAX service, correct? That being true, you should never use any device allowing more than 30 amps to pass through it. The wiring in your unit will break down and the result will be fire. Hope this gives you a better understanding of surge protectors and circuit breakers.
1021458
ditto what KempShire said. I just bought this heater and it did trip the circuit because it is a big draw of power. I just switched the machine to less active plug and no problem. You will love this heater.
1486250
My unit has not over heated. If its really hot, I would think it is a defective unit.
1164293
Had problem with the switch (it melted) but not sure if it was unit or our voltage irregularities.
2281448
DO NOT USE THE MUG WARMER- THERE IS A SHORT CIRCUIT THAT COULD START A FIRE AND BURN YOUR HOUSE DOWN. Report the problem to Amazon and they will probably send you a replacement without even asking you to return the defective unit. THROW THE DEFECTIVE UNIT IN THE TRASH.
1264800
I would report that and exchange it for a new one. That can cause an electrical fire.
140093
I ran dedicated a 12awg cable and install 30amp breaker. When i tied it to the 14awg 20amp circuit it would trip when i have a microwave turn on.
1603989
I've used these units for years and never experienced this condition. I'm not an electrical engineer, but something is definitely wrong. The circuit you are plugging into may have an open ground. You can plug in an inexpensive circuit tester to test your line before contacting Farm Innovators. These heaters have to operate in a tough environment and I've seen they go for years.