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Breaker tripping while charging

A tripping breaker protects the installation: overload, insulation fault, residual current protection. Resetting it several times in a row can make a fault worse.

Safety first

  • Never open the charger or the electrical panel: only a qualified person may work on it.
  • Burning smell, abnormal heat, smoke or crackling: stop charging from the vehicle or the app, do not touch the charger again and have a professional cut its power.
  • In case of smoke or flames, move away and call 112.
  • Never force out a hot or damaged cable.

What you can safely check

  1. Note when it trips: when plugging in, at the start of charging or during charging.
  2. Do not reset the protection to try again: note that it tripped, leave the charger unplugged and have the installation checked before charging.
  3. Check whether other high-power appliances were running at the same time: oven, water heater, heat pump.

When to request a visit

  • It trips a second time.
  • It trips even with no vehicle plugged in.
  • The panel or the breaker gets hot or smells burnt: stop immediately and request a visit.

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