Panels

Breakers come in various amperage ratings since it takes many more amps to heat an oven compared to a television. They turn the power off by “tripping” to protect wiring from damage when there’s a short circuit or too much electricity flowing through the wiring. This can occur randomly and when you reset the breaker the problem doesn’t happen again. More often the breaker trips repeatedly indicating the circuit is overloaded. Often this can happen for a very specific reason. If you put up your Christmas lights and suddenly the breaker is tripping, chances are you need to unplug some lights or find a way to move some of them to an outlet controlled by a different circuit breaker. If a circuit breaker keeps tripping for no apparent reason you should leave the circuit turned off and call Dixie for expert help.