312: In Heat

[Keith]

So just re-wire.

Thanks.

[lickmyballssuckmy]

Spooky said he's not afraid of electricity.

[Al_Scagnetti]

Originally Posted by lickmyballssuckmy

Spooky said he's not afraid of electricity.

While I was running wire for an extra power outlet in my closet (for a server) I called my Dad for some help, since he's one of those jack-of-all-trades kinda guys. Anyway, his advice was this: Electricity is not a hobby. Apparently, that's the electrician's mantra for dipshits like me who think they can do it by themselves. Fortunately, that was weeks ago and the house hasn't burned down yet.

[Al_Scagnetti]

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[Rick]

Originally Posted by Al_Scagnetti

Not sure if this show is the one where you guys were talking about how your circuit breakers keep tripping, but you might be interested to know there's nothing wrong with your circuit breaker panel. I'm no electrician, but the reason they trip is because they're designed to limit the amount of electricity flowing through your wires. They do that because the wires themselves can only handle so much.

Actually, circuit breakers are designed to limit current, not electricity. The breaker is tripping because too much current is passing over the breaker. It could either be that one or more of the appliances is drawing too much current, the wiring in that specific circuit is bad, or the breaker itself is simply too old and is bad. Breakers don't always trip correctly. They get old and start acting flaky. It also might be the wrong sized breaker in the panel. For instance, a 15 amp instead of a 20 amp like all the rest. Somebody might have installed one that was the wrong size. Some of the wall jacks might also be bad. Sometimes they can get corroded which causes more current to flow.

One way to isolate the problem is to find out what appliances are tripping the breaker. Then move those appliances over to a whole other circuit and see if they trip that breaker. The breaker for that other circuit. If the appliances don't cause that breaker to trip, chances are it's not any of the appliances. It would be either the wiring or the breaker.

I wouldn't recommend working in the panel box unless you had at least a multimeter and a good idea of what you are doing. Personally I don't touch any wire unless I know for a fact that it isn't live.

[Rick]

Originally Posted by spaceboy

You might want to re-word this last sentence.

I don't know what you mean. Really.

[Al_Scagnetti]

Originally Posted by Rick

Actually, circuit breakers are designed to limit current, not electricity. The breaker is tripping because too much current is passing over the breaker. It could either be that one or more of the appliances is drawing too much current, the wiring in that specific circuit is bad, or the breaker itself is simply too old and is bad. Breakers don't always trip correctly. They get old and start acting flaky. It also might be the wrong sized breaker in the panel. For instance, a 15 amp instead of a 20 amp like all the rest. Somebody might have installed one that was the wrong size. Some of the wall jacks might also be bad. Sometimes they can get corroded which causes more current to flow.

One way to isolate the problem is to find out what appliances are tripping the breaker. Then move those appliances over to a whole other circuit and see if they trip that breaker. The breaker for that other circuit. If the appliances don't cause that breaker to trip, chances are it's not any of the appliances. It would be either the wiring or the breaker.

I wouldn't recommend working in the panel box unless you had at least a multimeter and a good idea of what you are doing. Personally I don't touch any wire unless I know for a fact that it isn't live.

Thanks for setting this straight. I'm not in it to get anyone killed. ;-) BTW, what the hell's the difference between current and electricity (as I was using the term)?

[Rick]

Originally Posted by Al_Scagnetti

Thanks for setting this straight. I'm in it to get anyone killed. ;-) BTW, what the hell's the difference between current and electricity (as I was using the term)?

Current is the amount of flow of free flowing electronics in electricity. The higher the current, the higher the flow of electrons through the circuit.

[stjoe]

Originally Posted by Rick

Current is the amount of flow of free flowing electronics in electricity. The higher the current, the higher the flow of electrons through the circuit.

Physics was a lot of fun in university. Figuring out all the Amps and volts and shit was not. I'm glad I forgot about 99% of it already.