[Starz26]

Originally Posted by Drat

Thanks for the quick reply. I did my best to address a few of the points you made below:

Originally Posted by Starz26 View Post
Sounds like your amps are too much for the breaker...A couple of things you need to find out:

there are 5 breakers on the right side of the box that range from BR130-BR115. There's the main that looks like it says BR2000.

the BR 115 is a 15 amp breaker, the Br130 is a 30 amp breaker. The 30 amp is good for items that draw a lot of current like microwaves, heaters, toaster ovens. It will depend on what the items uses for amperage as to how many you can put on that breaker. The 15 am should be for outlets and lower amp stuff that plugs into them. Typically this is not needed but you are having issues with breakers tripping so they are becoming overloaded and you need to find it you can manage what you have better

The balance comes from mapping what goes to each breaker, determining what amperage each item uses (internet search or owners manual) and arranging them so they are all placed to utilize the available amperage without overloading them.

The Br2000 - I could not find any information, could it be a BR 2020 (twin pole 20 amp 120/240v)

We have a 220v outlet for an air conditioner that has it's own breaker and some others that I couldn't see well for the boiler and the outside lights etc.
4. If you have free breakers, move a few of the items to those breakers. I wouldn't know the first step in doing this, but would this be an easy thing for somebody who does?

very easy, once the wires are identified, unscrew them from the breaker and move them to the other breaker. You can shut off one of the mains if you feel uncomfortable doing this while it is energized.

5. If you do not have, try to balance out the load a little..once again, not anywhere near my level of understanding. Is it easy to tell what outlet goes to what wire?

They sell equipment (cheap) that you can plug into the outlet and then it will emit a signal that you can trace at the breaker box. Or you can pop the breaker off and see what does not run any more. If more than one item on that breaker, replace one at a time, turn on the breaker, lable the wires, and repeat until you know what they all are.


also try reading this and see if it helps at all...http://electronics.howstuffworks.com...it-breaker.htm