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January 30th, 2010 4:12 pm

When lightning hits near your home and your power goes out for a moment, what would cause one circuit breaker to pop?

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4 Responses to “If A Lightning Strike Is Near Your Home Can It Cause A Circuit Breaker To Pop?”

  1. guru Says:
    January 30, 2010 at 10:47 pm

    for sure!
    It could pop a lot more than a circuit breaker
    It couldhttp://media.ksfy.com/images/teaaptfire.…
    You were just lucky
    Guru

  2. Firestor Says:
    January 31, 2010 at 1:03 am

    It wasn’t the lightning that caused the circuit breaker to trip.
    When the power went out briefly, everything connected to that circuit was still turned on. When the power came back on, everything started at the same time and it was this sudden inrush current that tripped the breaker.
    It happens especially if the circuit had electric motors connected to it (eg pool pump etc) as motors generally draw about 7 times full load current when starting.

  3. fourever Says:
    January 31, 2010 at 2:23 am

    Perhaps. I would call an electrician to check it out.

  4. Jesus is Lord Says:
    January 31, 2010 at 5:22 am

    Maybe