Eddies Tip of the week: Install Circuit breakers or fuses on every circuit in your system.

Eddies Tip of the week: Install Circuit breakers or fuses on every circuit in your system.

 Many do not realize that a breaker is not in place to protect your appliances, TV, or computer. A breaker is in place to prevent your electrical wires from overheating, melting or possibly combustion. A Circuit breaker is sized for the WIRE in that circuit, this protects your home, cabin, or other electrical system from potential damage, or worse FIRE. For example your solar controller has wire feeding it from your PV modules and it has wire leaving going to the battery bank. Often people miss this: you should have a breaker on both sides of your Solar/Hydro/Wind controller to protect both the input and output. You should have a breaker for your inverter, you should have a breaker for you Generator. You should have a breaker or fuse on every circuit that is installed on your system. Do not attempt to use a A/C breaker for a D/C circuit unless it is rated for it, very few breakers have dual ratings, most are specific to either A/C or D/C. Remember to use the correct size wire for your loads as well. Give us a call to help you decide what you should be using to protect your investment, property, and self. Be safe out there.