Circuit breaker keeps tripping

[jcampagna42]

15 amp Eaton breaker controls office and 3 hallway lights. 9 year old house. 200 amp panel.. Wind storm last week, breaker tripped. Re set it on, but it keeps tripping. Figured it was toast, so ordered a couple new breakers. (None in stock locally). Pulled an identical breaker from the panel and wired it in. It also tripped off, with a little spark. Any thoughts?

 

[DPG]

15 amp Eaton breaker controls office and 3 hallway lights. 9 year old house. 200 amp panel.. Wind storm last week, breaker tripped. Re set it on, but it keeps tripping. Figured it was toast, so ordered a couple new breakers. (None in stock locally). Pulled an identical breaker from the panel and wired it in. It also tripped off, with a little spark. Any thoughts?

Something is causing a short or an overload. Needs some testing to be done on that circuit.

Any outside lighting etc. which may have got damaged or waterlogged in the storm?

 

[jcampagna42]

It's interesting that you should ask about outside lighting being damaged. Right after the storm, I found an outside GFCI completely melted. The inside switch that controls the GFCI is in the same box as the switch for the office lights. Maybe a short in the gang box?

 

[Megawatt]

15 amp Eaton breaker controls office and 3 hallway lights. 9 year old house. 200 amp panel.. Wind storm last week, breaker tripped. Re set it on, but it keeps tripping. Figured it was toast, so ordered a couple new breakers. (None in stock locally). Pulled an identical breaker from the panel and wired it in. It also tripped off, with a little spark. Any thoughts?

I know it’s been a long time since you posted this question but if you chang breakers and it still Tripp’s then you have a dead short somewhere