When my mom turned on her clothing iron I noticed that the lights dimmed significantly. Should we get a newer clothing iron?
2007-06-10 03:35:45 · 11 answers · asked by kyle p 2 in Environment ➔ Conservation
Maybe Get a new iron. BUT if that doesn't solve the problem A. Stop over loading that particular circuit. B. Get your house wiring checked. C. Have your electrical panel looked at. D. I'm not kidding.
2007-06-10 06:01:49 · answer #1 · answered by Michael N 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What happened was, when you plugged in the iron, there was a great usage of power. This may be because the iron is getting old or it just uses a bunch of power. You should have a label on it that states how many amps this appliance uses.
Most home outlets are on a 15 amp breaker, and if you plug in your iron and it uses 12 amps.......wel you know what happens.
2007-06-10 10:47:08 · answer #2 · answered by Dak 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
She's just drawing lots of power.
Look into a newer iron that uses less power but also one that uses steam, it will get the clothes done in less time.
Watch that you don't use several appliances that draw a lot of power at once, it leads to breaking fuses.
2007-06-10 13:50:49 · answer #3 · answered by Luis 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Any appliance that heats (electric stove, dryer, iron, hair care appliances) use more electricity than others. (It's never a good idea to use more than one of them at one time.) This is caused by an overheating of your electrical circuits in your home. Maybe you should have your home's electrical wiring checked out. If you live in an older home, oftentimes the wiring is inadequate to handle so many modern appliances. You might want to call your electric company for more information on this.
2007-06-10 11:50:28 · answer #4 · answered by KIZIAH 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would be more concerned about the capacity of the circuit than the draw of the iron if it is dimming your lights.
2007-06-11 02:23:22 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No its because the iron is using heat up power and a new one will do the same ~~
2007-06-10 10:45:13 · answer #6 · answered by burning brightly 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a new iron may be more efficient and use less watts.plus they don't cost very much.It should'nt dim the lights but only very slightly . it could be ready to trip your breaker if theres too much draw.
2007-06-10 10:51:50 · answer #7 · answered by Stretch 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To be honest with you, I have that same problem. I have yet to figure out why but, undoubtly it uses alot of energy to run that little gadget. I use mine alot because I sew but another good question is "Should we go back to heating the cast iron"?
HMMM! Something to think about.
2007-06-10 15:38:26 · answer #8 · answered by gesus4gives 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no that is happening due to the power being pulled by the iron being turned on.
K
2007-06-11 15:56:28 · answer #9 · answered by BettyBoopGirl 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It just uses allot of power drawing allot of amps . You need to use a separate electrical outlet that can handle the surge
2007-06-10 19:58:21 · answer #10 · answered by dad 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋