{"id":244,"date":"2017-05-30T14:31:25","date_gmt":"2017-05-30T14:31:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jpelectricalcompany.com\/blog\/?p=244"},"modified":"2017-05-30T14:31:25","modified_gmt":"2017-05-30T14:31:25","slug":"all-about-circuit-breakers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jpelectricalcompany.com\/blog\/uncategorized\/all-about-circuit-breakers\/","title":{"rendered":"All About Circuit Breakers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>How does a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jpelectricalcompany.com\">circuit breaker<\/a> work?\u00a0 What exactly shuts the breaker off to prevent the electrical flow from overheating?\u00a0 Overheating is known as tripping the circuit.\u00a0 It is crucial that in residential or industrial settings that the connection is tripped.\u00a0 A<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jpelectricalcompany.com\"> circuit breaker <\/a>does just that.\u00a0 It shuts off the flow of electricity to the circuit\u2019s thus causing break in the current of electricity.\u00a0 Instead of ignoring the issue by flipping the switch and resetting the breaker it is crucial that you find the reason the circuit keeps tripping in the first place.<\/p>\n<p>There are three main reasons that a circuit is tripped:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>An overload on the circuit<\/li>\n<li>A short within the circuit<\/li>\n<li>A ground fault<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>No matter if you are a commercial or industrial user it is important to learn what causes a circuit to trip and how to repair it.\u00a0 This will allow you to save time and money in the long run.<\/p>\n<p>A circuit that is overloaded remains the most common issue of a tripped breaker.\u00a0 It is pretty simple actually; an overloaded circuit happens when too many things are plugged in at one time.\u00a0 Even if it is many different outlets, if they are all on the same circuit it will trip.\u00a0 Consider this, if a circuit has 15 amps but 20 amps of electricity are all plugged in to the same circuit then it will shut off. This helps to prevent overheating. The more current that flows through the circuit over what it is made to carry will prevent the circuit from overheating and will instead trip the breaker.<\/p>\n<p>In order to prevent this it is crucial that the power is redistributed.\u00a0 Items that require a lot of power should not all be plugged in on one circuit.\u00a0 Heaters, irons, hair dryers, and more should not be all on one circuit. If all of these appliances must be used on one circuit then it is important to hire a professional to run a new circuit.<\/p>\n<p>Another reason for an overheated circuit can be an overheating appliance. In the summer, overheating central air conditioners are notorious for this \u2013 when overheated, they pull in more amps than normal, causing the entire circuit to overload.<\/p>\n<p>A short circuit offers a bit more to be concerned about. A short means that a hot wire is touching another hot wire or neutral wire.\u00a0 When this occurs an abundance of current is allowed to flow through and creates more heat than the circuit was cut out for.\u00a0 This allows it to shut off.\u00a0 The smell of burning or discoloration at the outlet means that you have a short circuit.\u00a0 Immediately turn off the power at the outlet and have a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jpelectricalcompany.com\">professional electrician<\/a> out to replace it.<\/p>\n<p>A ground fault is even more serious than an overloaded circuit as it is a short circuit where a hot wire touches a ground wire or the wall of a metal outlet box.\u00a0 The identifiers are the same as a short circuit, the smell and the discoloration.\u00a0 Don\u2019t attempt to fix this yourself.\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jpelectricalcompany.com\">Circuit breakers<\/a> are important as they are a safety device that allows a circuit to be broken before a problem occurs.<\/p>\n<p>Learn more about J &amp; P Electrical Company and their vast line of new, surplus, and refurbished industrial electrical components including:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jpelectricalcompany.com\/\">\u00a0circuit breakers<\/a>, bus ducts, bus plugs, disconnects, fuses, panel switches, tap boxes, and transformers at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jpelectricalcompany.com\/\">www.jpelectricalcompany.com<\/a>.\u00a0 To contact one of our product reconditioning specialists call 877.844.5514 today.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How does a circuit breaker work?\u00a0 What exactly shuts the breaker off to prevent the electrical flow from overheating?\u00a0 Overheating is known as tripping the circuit.\u00a0 It is crucial that in residential or industrial settings that the connection is tripped.\u00a0 A circuit breaker does just that.\u00a0 It shuts off the flow of electricity to the&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-244","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - 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