It can be difficult to determine if you've got a bad circuit breaker. There are steps you can take before deciding to repair, replace, or call an electrician.

If you have an older panel that has fuses instead of breakers, or if the circuit breaker panel is already full, an electrician can add a subpanel to handle the extra 240-volt circuit.

AFCI (Arc Fault Circuit Interrupter) circuit breaker switches: These can be used the same as standard circuit breaker switches, but similar to the GFCI breakers, you should test AFCI breakers ...