overload a circuit

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• Plugging in too many appliances at once can easily overload a circuit.
• Be careful not to overload the circuit with all those Christmas lights.
• The power went out because we accidentally overloaded the circuit.
• The circuit was overloaded by the simultaneous use of the heater and the microwave.
• Overloading a circuit is a common cause of electrical fires in older homes.
• If you run the kettle and the toaster at the same time, you will overload that circuit.
• The electrician warned us that adding another large appliance would overload the main circuit.
• I think we are overloading the circuit; the lights keep flickering.
• A sudden power surge can also overload a sensitive circuit.
• To prevent overloading the circuit, distribute your devices across different outlets.