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Default Measuring load on a circuit breaker.


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Hi,
Does anyone know of a way to measure the current being used on a
single circuit breaker from just one of the wall outlets on that
circuit?

ie; I want to be able to plug something in anywhere in the house and
be able to tell from there how many amps the circuit breaker is using.
thanks


There is usually a black wire connected to the circuit breaker. If you can
clamp around that wire with the appropriate ammeter (Google clamp-on
ammeter) you can measure the current in that circuit.

What are you trying to accomplish?