Progression breakers protect your residence's electrical action, and the devices in your home, from electrical overload. Everyone method in your local powers a locate of lights, switches, outlets and appliances that are all wired on ice one circuit breaker. Each circuit breaker is rated to allow a certain amount of power, measured in amps, to flow through the circuit. If more than that set amount of power flows through the circuit, the circuit breaker will trip, shutting off power to the entire circuit. Identifying which outlets and lights are on which circuit will help you diagnose circuit breaker issues in your home.
Instructions
1. Inspect your circuit breaker box for signs of damage, such as smoke or a burning smell. If the box seems undamaged, open the box's cover and inspect the panel for signs of damage.
2. Check the position of each of the circuit breakers. Typically circuit breakers that are in the "On" position are switched towards the middle of the panel. Circuit breakers in the "Off" position are switched towards the outside of the panel. Circuit breakers that are in the "Tripped" position, meaning that they have automatically shut off because of a circuit overload, are often almost in the "On" position, but feel looser than circuit breakers that are actually "On."
3. Flip any "Tripped" circuit breakers into the "Off" position then back into the "On" position to restore power to the circuit.
4. Unplug all of the devices connected to a circuit that repeatedly trips; turn the circuit off and back on. Plug the devices back in one at a time. Consider moving any devices that trip the breaker to another circuit or inspecting them for damage.
5.6. Check the circuit breaker that corresponds to a malfunctioning set of outlets, lights and appliances to see if it has tripped.
Flip each of your circuits off, one at a time. After switching the circuit off, inspect your home and check each outlet and light for power. Write down the number of the circuit you turned off and the appliances, outlets and lights that turned off with the circuit. Typically, all of the outlets and lights controlled by a circuit will be in the same location.
