Having your electricity go out can be a frustrating experience. This can happen at specific areas within your home when an electrical breaker in your circuit box has tripped. One of the even more frustrating issues that occurs is when a breaker trips, you locate your circuit box, flip the breaker back on, return to the light switch or outlet for use and the breaker trips again. While going back to the breaker and flipping it back on for a second time may be tempting, you may want to hold off. Circuit breakers are designed to trip and turn off power when dangerous situations occur, like an overloaded circuit, short circuit or ground fault.
Electrical Wiring Overloaded Circuit
The most common reason a circuit breaker will trip within a home is an over loaded circuit. This circuit gets tripped when it has more connected electrical load than it is designed to have. When more current runs through the circuit than the circuit was intended to take, the circuit breaker is designed to in fact break the circuit. Circuit breakers are available in a range of different ratings, while some are designed for a heavier load others are designed to take on small amounts of electricity.
Outdoor Holiday Lights Overload
One of the most common times of year for a breaker to flip is around the holiday season. The number one reason for a breaker to trip is having too much plugged into one outlet or multiple outlets connected to one circuit. While embarrassing your neighbor’s weak attempt to display a grand Christmas light show and covering every square inch of your home in lights; it is important to make sure you are not overloading one single outlet with a large amount of extension cords and power strips. This will result in your circuit breaker tripping, your light show looking lame and more importantly putting your home at risk for a house fire or serious electrical damage that will be expensive to repair.
Circuit Breaker Electrical Inspection, Troubleshooting, Repair & Preventative Maintenance Services in Pompano Beach, Boca Raton, Davie, Fort Lauderdale & South Florida
Within your home, do a simple inspection of what is plugged into where, and make sure that no outlet is over loaded with too many lamps, heaters, irons, hair dryers or other heavy power consuming devices. When a device is not being used, unplug it and store it away, this will assist in keeping any breakers form being tripped. If you have a breaker that keeps tripping and you cannot figure out why, avoid the risk of putting yourself and your home in danger. Contact a professional electrician today to fix your breaker issue. Burley Electrical Services is skilled and experienced in the proper repair of circuit breakers, keeping your home safe and working properly.
