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How to Avoid a Power Outage While Using Your Hair Dryer
Have you ever been in a hurry, trying to get ready for an appointment, dinner date, or other event and found yourself plunged into darkness right in the middle of your routine? Well, you're not alone! Recently one of our customers presented us with the following question.
Question: Every time my wife uses the hair dryer, it trips the fuse and shuts down the power. How do I fix this without completely overhauling my electrical system in the house?
This is a frequent question we receive from our customers and a very common problem. As a matter off fact, it is so common that the National Electric Code now requires new homes to be built with dedicated bathroom circuits and GFCI receptacles to help prevent this problem from occurring.
Although a circuit breaker can trip or a fuse can blow for a number of reasons, based on your description, it sounds as though the circuit to the bathroom is being overloaded when the hairdryer is used. There are a couple of ways to resolve the problem. You may be able to identify other items that are on the same circuit and turn them all off when using the hair dryer. If this is not realistic, the other solution is to run a dedicated circuit from the main panel to the bathroom and give the hairdryer it's own receptacle, GFCI protected of course!
The good news is, with either of these solutions, it will probably not be necessary to upgrade or overhaul your entire electrical system.
About the Author
Tim Jackson is the Director of Service Operations for Belco Electric, located in Atlanta Georgia. Tim is a master electrician with a class II unrestricted license and specializes in residential electrical service work. Visit our web site at www.belcoinc.com for more information, and to view additional articles written by Tim & the staff @ Belco Electric.
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