The most common cause of overloaded circuits is too many appliances on a circuit. Talk with your electrician on Gold Coast about the wiring in your home as overloaded circuits can cause a range of problems. An overload occurs when the maximum amperage of a circuit is exceeded and appliances need to draw more amperage than the circuit is designed to handle. Avoid overloading your powerpoints In older building’s, often the wring circuitry wasn’t designed for the amount of appliances you are using so often strip connectors and double adaptors are used to increase your available powerpoint's, but also increases the likelihood you will overload the circuits. Piggybacking adaptors or plug strip power-boards can cause an overload resulting in a blackout, or damaged wiring. Unfortunately, because the wiring is usually inside the walls and in other places, most people will not be aware they have damaged or faulty wiring until they have a major problem such as a fire or c