4 Myths about circuit breakers

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What do you know about circuit breakers?

• Circuit breakers help keep our home running smoothly

• Most people think it is just a set of switches but there is more to it than you know

• Here are 4 myths you can watch for

Myth 1: Circuit breakers only matter during a storm

• When a storm knows out the power you will run to the circuit breaker

• Power surges are excessive voltage that run from lines into the home

• Circuit breakers will help detect a fault in a line and shut if off before those faults trigger a problem

Myth 2: A circuit breaker is the same thing as a fuse box

• Fuse boxes are older technology that use to perform the same job as a circuit breaker

• A fuse box could allow a fuse to literally burn out during a power surge

• Circuit breakers will protect the fuses

Myth 3: If a circuit keeps tripping, the circuit breaker must be faulty

• A circuit breaker is meant to protect your house

• If a circuit keeps tripping something is wrong, in other words a circuit is overloaded

• Try running a fewer things on the circuit

Myth 4: All circuit breakers must be reset manually by hand

• There are circuit breakers that can all be reset manually

• Automatic circuit breakers are very useful for a business with large buildings

• Don’t think everything is done manually

Don’t fall for myths

• Circuit breakers are very beneficial to our lives but don’t’ fall for myths. Know the truth

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