Breaker keeps tripping

[cjo]

My 220V 20 amp breaker for my well pump will not reset after it trips. Any ideas? Thanks!

[Pumpman]

You have a direct short somewhere in the wiring. Have an electrician or pump/well person check it out for you.
Ron

[speedbump]

Did you turn it all the way off then back to the on position? This resets it. If you just turn toward on, it will not catch.

bob...

[rshackleford]

I had a customer last week with a bad breaker. We firgured this out becuase the thing wouldn't reset when the main breaker was off. Well, we talked on the phone, determined it could be a bad breaker, and i haven't heard back. I have talked the business since, but no mention of a pump problem. This is probably the exception to the rule.

[mrichi]

Easiest way to check the breaker is to remove the load wires,then try to reset. If it won't reset w/o the load wires attached, it's dead.