Help! My 1000 watt ballast keeps tripping the braker

[smokedoja]

I've had my grow room set up for 4 years now with no problem, my 1000 watt ballast has a dedicated circuit, and all of a sudden it wont stay fired up. I tried turning off, and back on the braker, but when I plug in the light it wont fire up and the braker is tripped again.

What is going on! My plants under that hood look horrible, I don't know what to do mid-grow like this. HELP!

 

[smokedoja]

I should also say that I had an electrician put in a brand new circuit box 4 years ago and set up all the dedicated outlets for my lights.

 

[trichster]

Did you try plug same ballast into another receptical on another breaker? If it works and stays on then id replace breaker. Is it a 15 amp?

 

[OldSSSCGuy]

Sounds like a short or overheat in the ballast. Did you try what trichster said?

 

[HidingInTheHaze]

Time for a new ballast!

 

[Adze]

That's a good possibility, but if it just happened to be the breaker you could check fairly easily by switching it for another breaker in the box of the same amperage.

 

[Hydro-Soil]

How old are your lamps?

Still tripping with a new lamp, I'd change the capacitor if you haven't yet. Should fix yer issues.

Stay Safe!

 

[brennye]

How old are your lamps?

Still tripping with a new lamp, I'd change the capacitor if you haven't yet. Should fix yer issues.

Stay Safe!

+1. If the lamps on its way out it could very likely be shorting inside the bulb.