How to Minimize Electric Circuit Overload and Minimize Fire Hazard Risk with LED Christmas Lights?
Especially during holiday season, many homes experience electric circuit overload, which causes the fuse to blow, the circuit breaker to trip and/ or wires to overheat, which leads to fire hazard. What is the reason for this? The reason for electric circuit overload is having appliances draw more power from the electric circuit than what the electric circuit provides. Typical electric circuit in residential homes provides 15 to 20 amps of electric current. The way to determine the amount of electric current (in amps) provided by each circuit is by looking at the circuit breaker box, in which a number is printed on the end of each switch to indicate the number of amps for that circuit. One electric circuit can supply electricity for several outlets. The way to determine which outlets are supplied by the electric circuit is to switch off the electric circuit and check which outlets work or not work when the electric circuit is off. So you are wondering, why does electric circuit overload
