Don't Blow Your Breaker!

DW finally learned to turn off the A/C and elecric water heater element before turning on the hair dryer.

Took her a while.

Do you measure the amps at home....keep tract of the different appliances in use.....worry worry about tripping that breaker?

Bet you don't.......same with that RV.

Breaker trips.....too much on circuit or weak breaker.

Allworth wrote:
That is what breakers are for.

Every now and then (when on 30Amp) we trip the pedestal breaker. We turn something off (usually the water heater) and reset the breaker. Life goes on. No big deal.

That is my take on it also. Tripped park 30 amp breaker a few times. Just reset it and watched usage afterward. Never tripped a 50.

Only internal breaker ever tripped was breaker for rear AC. Tripped three different times on one trip. Turned out to be a weak breaker. Replaced it and never another problem.

Interesting topic. I've blown the main 30 amp breaker in my Outback a few times. I would have expected the breaker at the post to go first. But it did not. This has happened to us a few times. I suppose the breaker in the camper is either a bit more sensitive to 30 amps, or else the breaker at the post just doesn't work.

No need for read-outs or anything though in my world, when I turned on that electric griddle with the water heater on electric and the air-conditioner running, the television and Dish receiver, 2 fans, and the television in the bedroom, I knew the griddle was a bit to much. Same thing happens when I try to plug that griddle into the outside outlet. I know better. I usually run an extension cord direct to the campground post for the griddle. But when it was raining that day, I just didn't want to go outside (you know???)

That is what breakers are for.

Every now and then (when on 30Amp) we trip the pedestal breaker. We turn something off (usually the water heater) and reset the breaker. Life goes on. No big deal.

I spent a bit of time locating which circuit each outlet was on and whether it was connected to the inverter on not. It helps to prevent tripping the circuit breakers. I also discovered that my panel has 10 circuit breakers and 11 labels (and were incorrectly marked)??? I redid the labels for the panel.

Amp Usage Link

Yes we do. I have digital readouts for both AC and DC amps and voltage.
We monitor the current closely when running a coffee pot, space heater and waffle iron and turn things off as needed to keep current under control.