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Troubleshooting Overloaded Electrical Circuits
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Troubleshooting Overloaded Electrical Circuits
watts/volts=amps
simple calculation.
add up the load on your electrical circuit,
divide by voltage,
stay under 80 percent of your circuit breaker size.
Don’t overload your electrical circuit.
Don’t install a larger breaker on the circuit without upsizing the wire as well.
You must have wire size match your amperage rating.
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