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Why a Circuit Breaker Trips

Circuit breakers trip for one of two causes the amperage to increase coming
reasons, a short circuit or an overloaded through the breaker and when the amperage
circuit. A short circuit being the is higher than the rating on the breaker
simplest to explain and the hardest to the breaker trips. When you try and reset
repair and an overloaded circuit being the breaker it will trip right back off.
relatively easy to explain and easier to Repairing this situation requires someone
fix. with electrical knowledge or hire an
A breaker is designed to regulate the electrician. Electricity is dangerous so
amount of amperage a wire can safely don't play around with it. It takes less
carry. This is why most 110 volt circuits than one amp to kill someone.
in your home are wired with 12 Gage wire The other reason a circuit breaker trips
and placed on a 20 amp breaker. Quite is because of overloading the circuit.
possibly your home could be wired on 14 As I have stated a circuit has a breaker
gage wire and a 15 amp breaker. One could protecting the wire it is served by. If
place a 15 amp breaker on the 12 gage this is 12/20 then 20 amps is the maximum
wire a swell but you can NEVER place a 20 for the circuit. So, you plug in a hair
amp breaker on 14 gage wire. dyer that is rated at 1500 watts and
See, wire has a rated ampacity that it decide you better let the 1500 watt
can carry and 12/20 and 14,15 are the curling iron heat up. Now, a simple
maximum for each circuit. This is what is calculation watts divided by voltage
violated when a circuit breaker trips. gives amps. So, 3000/120=25amps. Your
Ina short circuit the hot wire is broken circuit is overloaded and will trip. Plug
or possibly just has the insulation worn only one item in at a time or find
enough to make contact with a ground. another circuit for the curling iron!
When this happens this direct short




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