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Default Do circuit breakers wear out from old age?

I used to spend a LOT of time at the westinghuse vanport breaker plant in beaver PA.

A fascinating place

Breakers do age,they are designed to get more sensitive, tripping at a lower current as they age. This is asafety design.

So if you have a breaker that trips a lot for apparently no reason, replace it!!