Overloading an electrical circuit can cause some serious problems.
The good news is that most modern homes are equipped to handle circuit overloads. In most cases, it will trip your circuit breaker and all you’ll have to do is flip it back on.
However, not all circuit overloads go as planned. Regardless of whether you have a modern circuit breaker in your home, you should always do your best to avoid a circuit overload.
An overloaded circuit is what happens when too much electrical demand is placed on a single circuit. For example, if you’re cooking and decide to use a toaster oven and an air fryer on the same outlet, you’ll probably overload your circuit.
In most cases, a circuit overload it will shut off the power to a room in your home.
To confirm that it was a circuit overload and not a power outage, check to see if the power is off in other rooms. You can also go to your electrical panel and see if the switch to the affected room is flipped to the off position. If it is, then you’ve overloaded the circuit and tripped the breaker.
There are other signs that can occur before a full overload, so if you notice any of these, don’t add any additional devices to the circuit:
• Lights flickering or dimming
• Buzzing noises near outlets or switches
• Light dimming when activating devices
If you want to find out more about installing a new circuit breaker Got Electric can help!
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