Handy Andy's Tips To Avoid Overloading Outlets

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CBS Pittsburgh

Күн бұрын

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@inspir.edmusic 4 жыл бұрын

She needs to stop talking while he’s explaining things.

@JamesPacardo 3 жыл бұрын

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@kevinwhittaker2337 3 жыл бұрын

People who are busy talking can’t listen.

@chrisb3976 Жыл бұрын

She most likely doesnt know what hes talking about anyways.

@colleenpace4926 3 жыл бұрын

This video does not, in any way, address the question of how to avoid over loading outlets.

@ccdogpark 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah I didn't find this to be very useful.

@Aaron-fb6mb 3 жыл бұрын

God she really wanted to talk huh 😂😂😂

@Getridofjeter 4 жыл бұрын

Damn let the man talk wtf

@humberton2306 4 жыл бұрын

That's what I was thinking. Lol that's why I came to the comments, to see if anyone mentioned that. Lol

@dadduorp 3 жыл бұрын

One of the problems with these morning show segments, is that there are strict time constraints which forces the host to “hurry things along.” This electrician wanted to explain things in detail along with analogies but she understood that it had to come under less than 7 minutes.

@katrinathatsit Жыл бұрын

I still don’t know how to avoid overloading an outlet!!!! Smh but thanks for the tip on Bluetooth speakers and cleansing wipes

@aussieraver7182 4 жыл бұрын

I wanted to know how to understand whether you are going over the voltage/watts. I can't tell.

@dylanrice8662 2 жыл бұрын

So you need to figure out what circuit your circuit breaker is on and see the amperage. Since the breaker is a 1 pole it is 120 volts and we need to figure out how many watts you need to put on it. The max size the breaker can take is 120 times 15 at one time. But if you were running any of those appliances for more then an hour it is 1.25 times the watt rating

@dylanrice8662 2 жыл бұрын

So you could have 1750 and a 50 watt laptop running constantly for work. 50 times 1.25= 62.5=18.125 which is overloading the breaker. This may cause damage but it will take a long time to trip. You should keep your overload protection at about 80% capacity so if anything is continuous you don’t have to worry about tripping or overloading.

@bobbymorino5329 2 жыл бұрын

Im no electrician but my guess to not overloading a outlet is buying a GFCI outlet or afci, cause it has a off reset test button. The cheap $0.60 or $0.80 ones don't. And sometimes catch fire especially if you push it in instead of putting the line and load on the gold and silver screw. I don't think those wire outlets prevent fire, 🔥, instead I think they catch fire however a AFCI or GFCI may prevent electrical fire buy shutting off electricity on that particular outlet. However sick of breakers the breakers usually turn off anyway but not all the time especially not with them cheap outlets. Jesse I should be the leader of the outlets then you can put the cheap ones after. Then u can plug in 1 of those wire outlets. Any other suggestions or opinions?

@HabaneroTi Жыл бұрын

Neither a GFCI nor an AFCI will prevent a conventional overload on these things. Meaning, plugging in devices that draw more power than they're meant to handle, which is usually 15A and can easily happen if plug in say a space heater and large TV. To prevent this you need a strip with a built-in circuit breaker that will trip when its power rating is exceeded. This is especially important if it's plugged into a 20A circuit, which will allow you to overload it by up to 5A which can cause a meltdown or fire. GFCI and AFCI breakers trip when there's a short circuit or exposed metal causes arcing, respectively, and prevent other, also important potential issues, but not overloads.

@dappergander 3 жыл бұрын

5:26 Guest: Do I need a CAT5 cable... Report: HDMI... She really has no clue what any of those cables are for. 🙄

@cowboy3up3 2 жыл бұрын

Haha!

@ealhyung1 2 жыл бұрын

Can a 2000 Joule protector protect a refrigerator?

@galaxyofequestria 10 ай бұрын

Never put plug refrigerator into surge protector, there no surge strong enough to support them, you just end cause an fire.

@annabarham155 Жыл бұрын

I always unplug things I’m not using and this helps.

@gate-gate6863 4 жыл бұрын

2:34 4:41

@StationOnLife 2 жыл бұрын

This host has NO class, no manners, rude, has no respect for the guest, and top it all, unprofessional. She’s rude. She interrupted, talking over the guest, cut him off.

@kimberlyallen-sherrill 2 ай бұрын

My electrician hated those cords with the flat base... we had one fry one day...

@sapthagiris2277 2 жыл бұрын

The female doesn't have a basic common sense to let others talk 😡, she keeps interrupting

@origtex 3 жыл бұрын

2:20 JOULES is spelled J O U L E S

@Thomas998822 2 жыл бұрын

Yes I clicked off soon he said that. I'm not trusting anyone that misspells a middles school science term

@philpico7698 4 жыл бұрын

who cares about cat 5 and speakers that has nothing to do with overloading outlets. stay on topic

@kccodex8931 3 жыл бұрын

I hope I never need this guy to throw me a life preserver. She tried to push him along....good luck with that.

@TechTed1 9 ай бұрын

Surge protection can cause fire by itself 😂

@StationOnLife 2 жыл бұрын

Imagine as a host, in front of the camera and so on, this is her best performance, she’s so rude, unprofessional, has no respect, no class act, has no manner, what she likes when she at home where’s no camera, no one’s watching.