Electrical question

[jason.loxton]

Have an odd issue. Going to have an electrician come, but thought I'd check here for a diagnosis in advance. One circuit in my house has been going out (which unfortunately contains the pellet stove--not a good thing at night!). The weird thing is that none of the breakers trip. To get things back on, I have to flip the main (100 amp) breaker on and off (which, again, isn't tripped), and all is good for the next couple of days.

Thoughts?

Jason

[LeafMan66_67]

When you say one circuit, do you mean one of the phases, or just the circuit with the pellet stove?

[LeafMan66_67]

If you are dropping a phase to your house, and it's intermittent, get the electrician to have a look at your meter base. Had the same thing happen to Mom's place is Westmount, phase would drop, we would cycle main breaker and everything was fine for a bit. When talking to NSPI and the electrician, they said it was fairly common due to the proximity of the salt water - over time, the jaws in the meter base corroded and deteriorated, causing the intermittent connections.

[jason.loxton]

I meant just the circuit with the pellet stove (it has some other stuff on it too). Most of the house is left unaffected.

[AllanMar]

I meant just the circuit with the pellet stove (it has some other stuff on it too). Most of the house is left unaffected.

Your sure there isn't a GFCI wired in to the circuit anywhere?
Just cycling the circuit in question won't fix it?
Is the breaker heating up at all in operation?