When a breaker trips (shuts off), it’s usually because too many things were running on one circuit at the same time and it got overloaded. So if you’re running one or more high-amperage appliances ...
Circuit breakers protect the electronics in your home. In the event of a power overload or a short, they "trip", which is to say, they turn themselves off, cutting off electricity to the affected area ...
Today's tip comes from a Houston electrical contractor. According to On-Time Electric, this is the right way to reset a circuit breaker: Firmly grasp and push the circuit breaker "handle" and push it ...