mike805
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I just installed a Dometic cu434 stove/oven on our Roughwater 41. This stove has a 12v piezo and oven light that require a 12v connection. The propane line has a remote solenoid operated from a breaker in the galley. Being lazy and not particularly bright, a combination that usually works very well for me, I piggy backed the 12v connection to the stove to the breaker switch on the propane solenoid.
This worked as planned for about 2 weeks. Starting yesterday, though, when the propane breaker is turned on it trips after a minute or so whether the stove is lit or not. The oven light is off. I disconnected the stove from the breaker and this cured the tripping issue, indicating that the fault is in the stove, which is disappointing as it is brand new. What I don't understand is, if I have a short at the stove, why does it take a minute or so to trip the breaker? Why does it not trip immediately?
My next move is to run a dedicated wire to the stove to see if the problem is indeed the stove or whether it is my wiring, but I am still puzzled by the delay in the tripping of the breaker.
This worked as planned for about 2 weeks. Starting yesterday, though, when the propane breaker is turned on it trips after a minute or so whether the stove is lit or not. The oven light is off. I disconnected the stove from the breaker and this cured the tripping issue, indicating that the fault is in the stove, which is disappointing as it is brand new. What I don't understand is, if I have a short at the stove, why does it take a minute or so to trip the breaker? Why does it not trip immediately?
My next move is to run a dedicated wire to the stove to see if the problem is indeed the stove or whether it is my wiring, but I am still puzzled by the delay in the tripping of the breaker.
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