Everytime I plug in the power cord, it trips the breaker.

you have a short in the unit need a meter to test and check or send out for repair

outside receptacles (plug) are GFCI m Some brands do not work with power tools

If it is a 120V compressor, they draw about 20 amps when running. It takes a clean 120v plug and a 20 amp circuit breaker and dedicated outlet to operate them. Make sure the plug copper contacts are clean and bright and the receptacle also. It also takes a very heavy extension cord to operate them on a extension (and is not recommended), use a longer pressure hose instead.

Jan 2013
1) Move wire to another same-size circuit breaker to eliminate bad circuit breaker as suspect.
Do NOT increase size of breaker or it will cause fire.
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2) Put hand on each appliance and outlet to see which ones are warm. Outlet should never be warm or hot. Replace outlet. Inspect wires for loose and burned connections.

3) If the breaker is good, then add up total watts being used by checking watt rating on each device. 100 watt light bulb is 100 watts. Big screen TV has a label that shows 300 to 500 watts. Computer has label. Space heater has label showing 1500 watts. Iron has a watt rating label. Take total watts and divide by 110Volts and this will give amp load. Total watts used = 2000 and then divide 2000 by 110 volts = 18.8 amps
Compare amp load with circuit breaker.
20 amp circuit breaker has 80% safe maximum, or 16 amps.
If amp load is 18.8 amps, then 20 amp breaker is starting to get hot, and weak breaker will start tripping.
If amp load is 18.8 amps, and breaker is 15 amps, then you are overloaded and breaker is feeling the heat, and tripping because of heat.
Solution is to reduce amp load.

4) If you have short circuit, that can also trip breaker.
Unplug everything and then plug things back in slowly to see which plug or appliance is causing the problem.

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Hello,
One possibility is that the circuit breaker has weakened and tripping intermentently for no real reason. To see if that is the case the oven could be plugged into a outlet on a different breaker using a extension cord.
Another potential cause is that any one of the wires in the range has became bare and lost its insulation and touching a peice of metal, shorting out

Good luck in figuring out what is wrong,
Gene

Is it tripping the breaker on your home's electrical panel? If this is the case, you need to know what that breaker is also feeding, how much amperage it can handle, and what the load demand is. Your washer needs 1700W which is around 15 Amps. If you're on a 15 Amp breaker that is already supplying power to something else, such as incandescent light bulbs, then you're going to trip the breaker each and every time. You'll want to plug it into a 20 Amp circuit that's being used by little to no other electrical devices. A quick alternative is to unplug or power off all other devices before using the washer... or plug it into the same outlet that you use your blow dryer.

Usually the washer circuit is a seperate 20A circuit. The lights would be on a different circuit usually 15A. Check your panel and see if there is a 20 breaker tripped. Hopefully your panel is labeled (or it should be) Are you saying this tripped while using the extension cord? Another possibility is that it is controlled by a GFCI outlet. You can connect additional receptacles to a GFCI outlet to protect them. Check to see if you have a GFCI receptacle tripped (in garage, bathrrom etc)

plug something else into outlet and see if it works your outlet/ wiring maybe bad if it works your power cord for fridge maybe bad have a short in it if outlet or cord is bad call eletrictian

Probable cause is a single pole gfi opposed to a double pole gfi.
* Do not use a single pole GFCI ON A MULTI WIRE CIRCUIT, IT WILL NUISANCE TRIP IMMEDIATELY
Use a two pole GFCI circuit breaker on such circuits.

2 common, possible problems. 1 - there is a "short" in the plug - easy fix - replace either the cord or plug - not expensive. 2 - bad control board - not so easy, not so cheap. Is it brand new, used? Also, it could be a bad "internal breaker" - not easy!