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Comment on I Love Au Bon Pain like a Son by Justin

Justin — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 00:21:48 +0000

yeah I love those.

Comment on I Love Au Bon Pain like a Son by ryan

ryan — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:59:40 +0000

and convenience is convenient.

Comment on I Love Au Bon Pain like a Son by ryan

ryan — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:59:20 +0000

aren’t you the same guy who sung the praises of a convenient store milkshake machine?

Comment on It’s Electric by Justin

Justin — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 13:00:13 +0000

That’d be cool.. though the thought of seeing what the wiring actually looks like is probably not something I really want to see.

I am fairly positive the top left fuse goes to the circuit the fridge is on and the one on the right goes to the odd ball 250volt receptacle in the living room (which is right by the front window so I think it was intended for an AC unit, but we don’t have anything to plug into it).

Comment on It’s Electric by Rob

Rob — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 12:09:42 +0000

30A is your max load. I was able to blow up the photo a bit better on a monitor at work (I have a crappy tablet PC). Anyway, you do appear to be cutting yourself short 10A. I’m assuming your top two fuses are for your main and could be 30A instead of 20A. Depends on the wire size coming to your panel. Then you would have 60A of utility across 4 loads assuming you are not using that much at once.

If you can hang tight until Tuesday evening, I can swing by after class and pull the cover off to verify the wiring. I’ll bring an amp clamp too so we can get an idea of what kind of loads you are pulling.

Comment on It’s Electric by Justin

Justin — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 00:48:20 +0000

So you interpret that 30 Amp. label as the max load?

Comment on It’s Electric by Justin

Justin — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 00:47:28 +0000

I was wondering if you were gonna chime in, Rob. Thanks man.

(in case you were all wondering: Rob’s an HVAC guy and one of my bass students)

Comment on It’s Electric by Rob

Rob — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 20:28:58 +0000

The problem lies in that there was no foresight into today’s modern appliances. Think about how many you own that were not even invented or were a luxury item back then. 30A max is really not that much. DO NOT increase the fuse size. Your wiring (depending on the gauge) will likely become the weak link and is a good way to burn your place down.

Compressors in your A/Cs and in your refrigerator create an in-rush of current on start-up. If they occur at the same time, it might be enough to max your box. Also, compressors that are on the fritz will have a tendency to draw excessive amperage, though their overloads are supposed to take care of that. There may be nameplate data on the equipment that will tell you RLA (running load amperage) and FLA (full load amperage). Other than that, your loads should be relatively minor when you are not there. Why it tripped while you were away can be any number of things though.

Comment on It’s Electric by Justin

Justin — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 14:22:15 +0000

Thanks dudes.

Comment on It’s Electric by Ozzy Nelson

Ozzy Nelson — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 14:17:50 +0000

Unfortunately for you, but fortunately for me, my old houses have been rewired and have breaker boxes, so I am almost as ignorant as you. I do know that replacing a fuse with higher amperage than it should be can cause a lot more problems than the inconvenience of have to replace an occasional fuse.
I will send this to my old man and and he’ll give you an answer today. He has been an electrician and actually taught electrician’s at the community college for 40 some years.
Hang tight.