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LikeASet United States. Dec 08 2010 15:08. Posts 2113 | | |
Yo I plan on buying a new gaming pc soon but I am worried about the electrical system in my house. The thing is, both my room and my brother's room both share the same ciruit which keeps getting turned off by the circuit breaker everytime I plug in this electrical heater which uses around 600W. Seeing how the power supply of a gaming pc can draw up to 600W I'm worried that if I were to use my new pc while my brother is watching tv/playing on his comp etc. I'm worried that the new gaming pc will also keep causing the circuit breaker to keep turning off our circuit to prevent overheating or whatever.
My mom is pretty anal when it comes to wiring around the house, seeing as a simple solution might running an extension cord to my sister's room which utilizes a different circuit might help but I'm not sure, and I'm sure my mom is going to start bitchin about an extension cord running through the hallway + my dumb sister is prolly going to keep tripping over it the whole time.
So I guess I'm wondering what can be done about the situation. Does this require a electrician to add a new circuit or do x,y, or z ?
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thumbz555 United States. Dec 08 2010 15:27. Posts 3281 | | |
How old is your sister? May want pics. |
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a_money55 United States. Dec 08 2010 15:34. Posts 471 | | |
| | On December 08 2010 14:27 thumbz555 wrote:
How old is your sister? May want pics. |
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BangYu United States. Dec 08 2010 15:39. Posts 251 | | |
super glue the circuit breaker on. ez game |
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tloapc Pitcairn. Dec 08 2010 15:47. Posts 2591 | | |
if you can't run something externally to connect to an existing separate circuit then yes it sounds like the internal wiring needs to be looked at to find a way to wire in/to a new one
you are not supposed to put more than 6 plugs on one circuit and the general rule of thumb is each room in a house is supposed to be on it's own circuit but depending on the quality/year of the initial electrical work, size of the house and room in the box this isn't always the case |
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tloapc Pitcairn. Dec 08 2010 16:07. Posts 2591 | | |
yea but the breaker already pops before the computer is plugged in right?
electric heater + brothers room = overload
and you want to add more correct?
also it's the amps that blow the breaker
are the rooms on a 15 or 20 amp breaker?
Wattage / voltage = amperage
you should have someone look at it irl - not online |
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NewbSaibot United States. Dec 08 2010 16:31. Posts 4946 | | |
It isnt the wattage you have to worry about, its the amperage. Your space heater could be drawing 10amps all by itself. Meanwhile your pc probably draws about 2. Determine how many amps are being drawn from each appliance you have connected. If it's 18 or less then you're good to go. If it's 19+ then you stand a good chance of popping the breaker.
Also try shutting off the breaker to your room and plugging a lamp into each electrical outlet. You may find an outlet thats on another circuit for some reason, giving you an extra circuit to connect your junk on. |
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NewbSaibot United States. Dec 08 2010 16:35. Posts 4946 | | |
By the way, adding a new circuit would run you several hundred dollars and is not really feasible. The solution is to get that damn power hogging space heater out of the room. |
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CrownRoyal United States. Dec 08 2010 17:04. Posts 11385 | | |
max your 3rd skill and shield
don't get more than 1 in grip |
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JSquids United States. Dec 08 2010 17:08. Posts 1142 | | |
im an electrician....
600w is alot for a computer btw.
is the breaker a 20 or 15 amp??
i find it hard to beleive that 600w heater and a TV can trip a 15 amp breaker let alone a 20 amp. i would first replace the breaker with THE SAME amp rating first. breakers that are used for a while tend to burn out the internal coils causing them to trip far easily and with a light load..... so ya change the breaker and see wat happens. |
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