DIY & Home Improvement

the line going to the barn and lights. What confuses me is the switch on the garage for the pump. Either there was a separate wire to the pump from the switch or the switch controls all the electricity to the barn area. That may explain the coil of wire by the pump. If you can access where the wires split by the barn, try disconnecting the wires and see if the circuit breaker still trips. If it still trips, the problem is between there and the garage. If it doesn't trip try hooking up one of the branches of wire and check the circuit breaker. If it trips the breaker, that's the problem area. If not, it's the other area.

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