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