Kitchen tripping when two appliances run
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Kitchens of this era were often given fewer small-appliance circuits than modern use requires. The fix is another circuit rather than a bigger breaker – a bigger breaker on the same wire is how fires start.
This is most common in homes built roughly 1980 to 2000. The polybutylene and aluminum-wiring window, 150 amp panels, R-22 systems and first-cycle architectural shingle.
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- Federal Pacific or Zinsco panel
- Two-prong outlets throughout the house
- Cloth-covered cable visible in the attic or basement
- Fuse panel, or a 60 amp service
- Fuse larger than the wire it protects
- Ceiling fan mounted to a standard light box
- Knob-and-tube still energised
- No GFCI protection anywhere in the house
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