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Problem with ac drawing to much current.
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How do you avoid overheating of the electrical wiring of the equipment?
Overheating of electrical wiring is overcome by installing the correct size conductors to carry the load amperage of the equipment. Use a larger size wire to the load. The main purpose of the breaker is to protect the wire that is connected to it. If the wire becomes overloaded due to a high current flow the breaker will trip.
What safety device keeps electrical wires from overheating and prevent fires?
a breaker or a fuses
Should the ac breaker and furnace breaker always be on?
Unless you want the power off or there is an overload condition that caused the breaker to trip.
Would replacing an old 15 amp breaker stop the air conditioner and fan from throwing the breaker?
What size is the AC? Look at the power consumption rating of the AC unit; if it pulls anything close to 15 amps, a new breaker will not solve your problem. There should be an information panel that shows the current draw of the AC. If the AC pulls more than the breaker can handle, you need to re-wire the outlet for the AC. You can't safely just replace the breaker with a larger one since that would result in a fire hazard.
How do you replace a 15 amp breaker in the circuit box?
The breaker will have a black wire connected to it. Turn off the main breaker and then disconnect that black wire from the breaker. The breaker will snap into the main bar. Remove the breaker and install the new one. Reconnect the black wire to the breaker and then install the cover and turn the main breaker back on.
If you have a 125 amp breaker box on the pole with a 125 amp breaker going to your house and you get a hot tub that needs a 60 amp GFI breaker would that overload the box?
It depends on what else you are running in the house. Add up your amperage to see if it is more than the 125amp rating. Which should be below 105 amps constant to keep from overheating the main breaker. If you are not running a big central ac system or a electric oven and water heater you should have no problem running the hot tub.
How do you avoid overheating of the electrical wiring of the equipment?
Overheating of electrical wiring is overcome by installing the correct size conductors to carry the load amperage of the equipment. Use a larger size wire to the load. The main purpose of the breaker is to protect the wire that is connected to it. If the wire becomes overloaded due to a high current flow the breaker will trip.
What is the safety feature in preventing overheating of wiring?
A circuit breaker, or a fuse.
What is the device desighed to open an overload circuit and prevent overheating?
A fuse or breaker.
What is designed to open an overloaded circuit and prevent overheating?
A circuit breaker or a fuse.
Can a 4 amp breaker be used to replace a 35 amp breaker for ac unit?
NO!
Do AC units have a breaker inside the unit?
No
What happens if you use an ac circuit breaker instead of dc breaker?
A circuit breaker is easier to design for ac than dc because alternating current (ac) naturally goes to zero 100 or 120 times per second and this helps to extinguish any arc. Therefore an ac circuit breaker would not be suitable for dc assuming the same voltage and current ratings.
What safety device keeps electrical wires from overheating and prevent fires?
a breaker or a fuses
What do you do when your air conditioner trips the breaker when it kicks on?
Try adding a cercuit breaker right on the AC.
Should the ac breaker and furnace breaker always be on?
Unless you want the power off or there is an overload condition that caused the breaker to trip.
Would replacing an old 15 amp breaker stop the air conditioner and fan from throwing the breaker?
What size is the AC? Look at the power consumption rating of the AC unit; if it pulls anything close to 15 amps, a new breaker will not solve your problem. There should be an information panel that shows the current draw of the AC. If the AC pulls more than the breaker can handle, you need to re-wire the outlet for the AC. You can't safely just replace the breaker with a larger one since that would result in a fire hazard.
