Tripped breaker but no circuit

[pmccoy3 (Paul McCoy)]

Should I inform my client of a tripped breaker with no circuit going to it?

[dwigger (David Wigger, CMI, Retired)]

Whenever I see a spare breaker in a panel, I flip it to the off position.

[jdepiero (Joseph DePiero, CMI OH 2019004114)]

I do the same as Dave and note it in the report.

[rmeier2 (Robert Meier)]

The breaker could be bad. It looks like they possibly removed the wire that was terminated on the breaker and moved it up two breakers.

[jmilby (Jim Milby)]

Square D ships there breakers in the tripped position.

[wjones18 (William jones, CMI®)]

@rmeier2

The breaker could be bad. It looks like they possibly removed the wire that was terminated on the breaker and moved it up two breakers.

yep not that breaker is double tapped.
a cheap fix. just get a new breaker and separate the double tap.

[mgleeson (Michael Gleeson, 16000070526)]

@wjones18

yep not that breaker is double tapped.

Nope. Rated for two conductors.

[rthornburg (Ray Thornburg)]

Spare breakers should be labeled “spare”.

[vmarbella (Vincent Marbella, WA. 1762)]

Nice catch, Robert, I missed that.