One thing that has never been my forty is electricity.
I'm trying to find out what's the best way to see if my office will safely handle everything I want to plug in without overloading it and setting it a-blaze.
My office/layout room has 5 AC outlets and is on a 15amp circuit in the breaker box. I have two computers, 3 LCD monitors, scanner w/psu, DSL model, wireless router, printer, and ceiling fan typically running 24/7 already in the office already.
How would I go about calculating what the office is capable of safely running without overloading the circuit?
Speaking of which, when one says "overload the circuit" (ie: don't plug 20 strands of xmas lights into one circuit), is that "circuit" referring to plugging way too much into a *single outlet* in a room, or to the entire circuit that powers all outlets in a room? Example: Is plugging 2 strands of xmas lights into 10 outlets in a room just as bad as plugging 20 strands of lights into a single outlet?
I'm starting to make a list of all the power supplies in the room and what I probably expect to have to see what my total volts/amps/watts usage would be.
If any further info needed to help me figure out, let me know.
Thanks!
I'm trying to find out what's the best way to see if my office will safely handle everything I want to plug in without overloading it and setting it a-blaze.
My office/layout room has 5 AC outlets and is on a 15amp circuit in the breaker box. I have two computers, 3 LCD monitors, scanner w/psu, DSL model, wireless router, printer, and ceiling fan typically running 24/7 already in the office already.
How would I go about calculating what the office is capable of safely running without overloading the circuit?
Speaking of which, when one says "overload the circuit" (ie: don't plug 20 strands of xmas lights into one circuit), is that "circuit" referring to plugging way too much into a *single outlet* in a room, or to the entire circuit that powers all outlets in a room? Example: Is plugging 2 strands of xmas lights into 10 outlets in a room just as bad as plugging 20 strands of lights into a single outlet?
I'm starting to make a list of all the power supplies in the room and what I probably expect to have to see what my total volts/amps/watts usage would be.
If any further info needed to help me figure out, let me know.
Thanks!