Arc not trip breaker?
Hey folks! My husband’s uncle is here doing work for us on a gutted bathroom. He just came in and asked me which breaker was for which bathroom (we moved in a year ago, they are labeled “bathroom 1” and “bathroom 2”), and I told him he could just turn both of them off as the water is off anyways so we’re not really using the bathrooms.
He said he “tried to trip the right breaker by creating an arc but the breaker didn’t trip” and implied this could be a bad thing.
We lost our previous home to an electrical fire in Dec 2024 so this made me feel pretty nervous. I tried googling but it was confusing.
Additional context: We had an electrician do a ton of updates before we purchased (we couldn’t get homeowners insurance before updating at least the glass fuse box so we opted for all of the repairs recommended by our inspector). The original house was built in 1943 but the previous owners did a total of 3 additions/expansions.
The only electrical thing I’ve noticed since living here is we can’t run the toaster and the espresso machine at the same time or the kitchen breaker trips).
What exactly does it mean that the breaker didn’t trip (layman’s terms please lol) and is there anything I need to be mindful of or aware of?