An electrical circuit breaker panel is the main distribution point for electrical circuits in your home. It usually provides between 100 and 200 amps of power to your home, depending on your home’s load demand. When installing an electrical circuit panel neatness counts. It's important to be precise with each aspect of assembly from the tightness of the screws holding the wires to the labeling of each switch.
Circuit breakers are designed to "trip" and turn off power when any of the following dangerous situations occur:
- Overloaded Circuit
- Short Circuit
- Ground Fault
- The most common reason breakers "trip" is that there is simply too much plugged into one outlet or multiple outlets connected to one circuit.
- Move lamps, heaters, irons, hair dryers and other heavy power consuming devices to a different circuit that is not being used as much.
- Turn off some of the devices on the circuit to reduce the load.
- Loose connections are another possible cause. With power off check outlets for a loose wire and the electrical service panel hot wire connected to the circuit breaker to see if it has become loose. You may want to call an electrician at this point or re-tighten the connections as necessary.
- If these suggestions do not solve the problem, call an electrician, you may have a more serious problem such as a Short Circuit or Ground Fault.
