Circuit breakers protect the electronics in your home. In the event of a power overload or a short, they "trip", which is to say, they turn themselves off, cutting off electricity to the affected area ...
An older couple taking a look at their circuit breaker box - Coldsnowstorm/Getty Images Circuit breakers can be frustrating. You're happily bopping through your day, perhaps craving an English Muffin, ...
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When power comes back, the order to turn things on so you don’t trip breakers
When the lights finally flick back on after an outage, what you do in the next few minutes can decide whether your home stays ...
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