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    Jan 30, 2010, 09:15 AM
    How many outlets are in a circuit
    Is having too many out lets on one circuit blowing my breaker?
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    Jan 30, 2010, 09:23 AM

    The number of outlets has nothing to do with your circuit tripping, its what you have plugged into them. You can trip a circuit even if it's a single circuit just by over loading the one outlet. You need to tell us the wire size, breaker amperage and what all you have plugged in
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