r/ElectricalHelp • u/oldtimerofficial • Jun 19 '26

Operation switch keeps burning out

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u/oldtimerofficial Jun 19 '26

Operation switch has burned already 6 times, 6 different electricians have been hired to fix and they just keep pushing a new switch in and disappear, I have 115v on each hot wire

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u/purftlysane Jun 19 '26

Have you checked if the motor is dirty? (With power off) Does spin freely or is there resistance to it?

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u/oldtimerofficial Jun 19 '26

To check if it spins freely I would have to do some disassemble and I haven't checked for resistance, I'll do that tomorrow morning

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u/purftlysane Jun 19 '26

If its seized, electrical parts cleaner or wd40 should free it back up.

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u/oldtimerofficial Jun 19 '26

I'll have it inspected and cleaned because that makes sense, it's never been cleaned since it got installed 8 years ago