Circuit breaker for kitchen trips
sinister wrote:
I'm renting the top half of a house.
For the second time now, the circuit breaker for one of the circuits in the
kitchen tripped. (Aside: annoying 'cuz the breaker switches are in the
other half of the house.)
Here's what was running and what their labels say:
* Microwave (13 amps)
* Fridge (6.5 amps)
* Hair dryer (blower): 1875 W
Is it reasonable that this keeps happening? The house is pretty old, but
the kitchen is supposedly an addition. (Though it could still be not so
new.)
I'm not sure if the amps/circuit is too low, or if there aren't enough
circuits, or whether that's an unreasonable load.
There's also a washer/dryer in the kitchen, though that hasn't been on
either time.
TIA
As others have suggested, you appear to be overloading the breaker.
Your solution COULD be as simple as plugging one of the appliances into
a different circuit. When the breaker trips, see if a nearby circuit is
still active and move one of them to it.
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