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    Dec 10, 2008, 09:43 AM
    Dimming the lights
    [Hello there, I live in an older house and I have a lotof things plugged into the out lets, when my refrigeratror comes on it dims the kitchen lights, and when I use the toaster it dims the lights in the kitchen, what can be done to fix this problem?Also if I am using the toaster I can't use the microwave, it blows the breasker, what can I do.
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    Dec 10, 2008, 10:12 AM
    The kitchen needs at least 2- 20 amp appliance circuits, which means dedicated for receptacles and no lights on those circuits.
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