Electrical help

[jaspermac]

I bought an upright craftsman air compressor but it’s tripping my breaker. I had a 15 amp outlet and changed it to a 20 amp outlet and it flips the 20 amp breaker 1 out of 3 times. The compressor calls for a 15 amp 110 volt.

Do I need to run a designated 20 amp outlet for it with 10/2 wire? Or upgrade my breaker to 30 amp?

Thanks

[DedDuk]

What wire do you have? Did you try a different outlet (on different breaker)?

[Quackerbox]

How much is on the same circuit?

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[jaspermac]

12/2. Yes I have 2 sets of outlets with 6 outlets on each run. They all tripped but they are 15 amp.

[Gumbo Man]

Obviously too much draw on that circuit. Don’t go to 30 amp breaker unless your current wire is 10/2. If it was a 15 amp circuit before it’s probably 12/2 wire. If you’ve got room in your panel for an additional 20 amp breaker, just make you a short drop with a plug box and plug in and see if it works. If no problems then you can add a dedicated circuit just for that piece of equipment. Plus this will tell you if it’s a motor issue instead of an electrical issue.

[shiner78]

Is it a oil less compressor?

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[jaspermac]

How much is on the same circuit?

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Nothing else on the circuit. Yes, it’s an oil less model.

[Quackerbox]

Nothing else on the circuit. Yes, it’s an oil less model.

That's odd. Even with 14ga wire I'd think it would be good

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[Rubi513]

Is it a gfci breaker?

[CabezaBlanca]

Maybe a loose connection in that circuit.

[CabezaBlanca]

Is it a gfci breaker?

Good question.

[jaspermac]

No gfci. Nothing loose either. I’m stumped

[Rubi513]

Do you have a meter that will read current (amps)?
If not, move that circuit to another breaker and see if it does the same thing.

[shiner78]

Is the cover loose? Under the cover it has this set up. If the cover is loose the contracts doesn't make proper contact. I hope this helps.

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[WTucker]

Next thing to do is put an amp meter on it and see how much current it is drawing.