Hey all,
So I was messing with my 200 watt controllable light in my bedroom, with a computer/monitor on, and bam, tripped the breaker. Now I know that new homes must have bedrooms on 15-amp circuits..that's code. I think my outside outlet tho is either 15 or 20 amps. I am going to run into problems when I plug in a 1200watt fogger, this lamp, a few other lamps, some audio gear, etc. I would like to know if I replace a circuit breaker with say a 50-amp one, will that basically fry the wires in my home? I would guess that the reason for a 15-amp to 30-amp (highest one I seen, GFI to bathrooms was 20, but clothes dryer was 30 I think) breakers is that the wiring used can't handle much more without potentially getting too hot and burning up, if not causing a fire. So without the expense of hiring an electrician to come out and somehow add a few extra higher-amp lines that I could use for one night a year, is there anything else I can do short of buying and running 100' or longer extensions from different outlets that are on different circuits? I am fine if it's ok to replace a 15-amp circuit with a 30-amp circuit breaker for example.. although I am guessing that isn't cheap to buy either.
Thanks.
So I was messing with my 200 watt controllable light in my bedroom, with a computer/monitor on, and bam, tripped the breaker. Now I know that new homes must have bedrooms on 15-amp circuits..that's code. I think my outside outlet tho is either 15 or 20 amps. I am going to run into problems when I plug in a 1200watt fogger, this lamp, a few other lamps, some audio gear, etc. I would like to know if I replace a circuit breaker with say a 50-amp one, will that basically fry the wires in my home? I would guess that the reason for a 15-amp to 30-amp (highest one I seen, GFI to bathrooms was 20, but clothes dryer was 30 I think) breakers is that the wiring used can't handle much more without potentially getting too hot and burning up, if not causing a fire. So without the expense of hiring an electrician to come out and somehow add a few extra higher-amp lines that I could use for one night a year, is there anything else I can do short of buying and running 100' or longer extensions from different outlets that are on different circuits? I am fine if it's ok to replace a 15-amp circuit with a 30-amp circuit breaker for example.. although I am guessing that isn't cheap to buy either.
Thanks.