The common reasons for electrical hiccups in your home and understanding what is causing them, makes an enormous difference on how you go about addressing the issue.
Here are the most common causes of electrical circuit trips around the house.
You have an overloaded circuit
Have you noticed that using your toaster oven and electric kettle at the same time keeps tripping your circuit? More common in older homes, not having enough circuits to accommodate the amperage needed for your daily functions and electrical needs can become frustrating. Adding additional circuit to your breaker panel can eliminate this issue from continuing to happen.
You have a ground fault
When the breaker detects a current flowing along an unintended path, you will have a ground fault. The electrical current takes an alternative route to the ground. Having GFCI outlets installed can help with the dangers of a ground fault.
You have a short circuit
What is a short circuit? It is an electrical circuit that allows a current to travel along an unintended path with no, or exceptionally low electrical impedance. This results in excessive current flowing through the circuit. This can cause damage, overheating, and sometimes explosions. The difference between short circuits and ground fault is simple short circuit Hot wire meets neutral and ground fault is the hot wire meets the ground. Both short circuits and ground faults will result in a blown fuse or tripped breaker.