The Details of a Circuit Breaker

A circuit breaker trip can be caused by many different reasons. This reason can be anything from a malfunction of the product itself to a short circuit in the wiring. You can determine why the power release mechanism is triggered. If not, you can call for an inexperienced electrician to find out more about the problem.

In our circuit breaker guide, we detail the process of the circuit breaker tripping and how you can troubleshoot your circuit breaker to find out what is wrong with your home. Read a helpful guide at Homees.co (https://www.homees.co/articles/circuit-breaker-tripping-causes) to find out more.

Electrical network congestion

The most common reason a circuit breaker (AB) turns off is because it is cutting off electricity to protect the wiring from overload and further failure. When we consider the technical characteristics of the machines, we view its electrical trip current rating. Each model has its own rated tripping current: 6, 10, 16, 25 A, etc.

Now, if you simultaneously turned on several powerful electrical appliances, which has a combined current of that exceeds the setting, the circuit breaker in the house would knock out the electricity supply.

For example, you have a 16A machine on your circuit breaker dashboard (a classic situation for old wiring) and at the same moment you turned on the washing machine, air conditioner, electric kettle and boiler, the electric load on the network would have increased noticeably, as a result, your electricity might be cut off.

Disconnected circuit breaker

There are several ways to solve the problem. The first and easiest one is to turn on powerful household appliances one by one so that there is no sudden overload. The second is to replace the machine with a 25 amp wiring. This is allowed only if the wiring can withstand the loads (copper, conductor cross-section of at least 2.5 mm). The third and most reliable method is to replace the electrical wiring in the house with a new one that will be able to withstand powerful household appliances.

What to do if AB is triggered under load?

If your electrical appliance is equipped with a thermal release, it will not be possible to turn it on immediately after it short circuits. This is mainly due to safety reasons. Only when the mechanism has cooled down (this time can reach several minutes), try to re-click the lever to the “On” position.

Household appliance malfunction

If the machine knocks out often during the same period of time, it is most likely that one of the electrical appliances is faulty. For example, if you notice that the circuit breaker is triggered when you turn on the washing machine, electric stove or water heater, turn off these appliances and see how your circuit breaker device behaves without these electrical appliances. Does it still trigger? You need to look for the malfunction culprit in one of these devices. To learn how to repair household appliances with our own hands , we need to understands the workings of a circuit breaker.

Conclusion

You can quickly find faulty equipment using the elimination method. Unplug all the connected plugs and plug them in, one at a time. All in all, due to the dangerous nature of electricity, be careful when working with a circuit breaker device and adhere to safety measures at all times.