On occasion my circuit breaker keeps tripping, I wanted to find out how much energy was being used. The first switch in my circuit breaker controlled the main lights that were in the ceiling. No clue what the second switch is for. The third switch is the one that's been giving me problems, my room's wall outlet is connected to that switch, I used a watt meter to monitor my usage, I barely go over 900, but sometimes around 1300 when I turn my AC on for the Summer.
Then, I tested what else is being connected to the third switch, I found out that the microwave in the kitchen is connected, the refrigerator in the living room is connected, another wall outlet in the living room is also connected (used to power TVs, chargers, etc) and maybe one more outlet in the room next to mine.
The weird thing is that the circuit breaker panel has like 4-5 more switches, but I don't know what those are for.
Forgive me if I'm wrong, I have ZERO clue about these things, but is that a normal set up? Whenever I use a hair dryer, the lamp in my room always flicker.
Submitted May 16, 2016 at 08:37PM by Raigeki1993 http://ift.tt/1ThUdm2 electricians
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