Plug things into one circuit and watch the load climb.
- Nine common household loads with typical label wattage
- Switch between a 15 amp and a 20 amp breaker
- Marks the 80 percent line for loads that run for hours
How It Works
Amps are watts divided by volts, and a home circuit is 120 volts. A 1,500 watt space heater draws 12.5 amps by itself. Add a 1,000 watt microwave and the total is 20.8 amps, more than a 15 amp breaker allows, so it trips.
How A Business Would Use It
An electrician can put this on the page about tripping breakers. A homeowner learns why the heater and the microwave cannot share a circuit, and why the fix is a new circuit and not a bigger breaker.
Who it fits. Electricians who answer the same question on every service call.
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Where To Find The Studio
235 E Broadway #800, Long Beach, CA 90802