2007-09-01 16:04:17 · 47 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
WOW I SERIOUSLY THOUGHT SOME SCARY AMN DRESSED IN BLACK WOULD COME AND KILL MY DOG AND EAT MY BRAINS OUT!
dudes... it was just a randomquestion i thought of CHILAX!
2007-09-02 10:10:47 · update #1
I've lways wanted to try that! but there's always the possibility of blowing the elctricity, but experimenting is fun! lol!
2007-09-01 16:08:16 · answer #1 · answered by Sweet <3 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
One answer could be: all your lights and ceiling fans might turn on.
Speaking in very layman terms, interior lights and ceiling fans normally use 110 volts, and they pull very few amps. Turning on all the switches would do very little. Turning them on at the same time might do a little more to your power grid, but it probably wouldn't overload it.
Now if two or three of those switches turned on your refrigerator and one or two window A/C units, or even an electric water heater, then yes, it might trip a breaker or two, because those appliances pull considerably more juice than lights, especially when they're just starting up.
Again, this is my non-professional opinion. I won't be surprised if an electrician or do-it-yourselfer comes behind me and contradicts my explanation.
EDIT: All in all, if your system works as it should, it shouldn't hurt a thing. And having all your lights on for a few minutes will hardly affect your power bill, as so many have said here.
That's a good question. Makes a curious mind wonder, doesn't it?
2007-09-01 16:16:03 · answer #2 · answered by Sacrificial 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Aside from having all the lights on and of course using more electricity- nothing. You have circuit breakers in your house that limit the amount of current traveling in your wiring. These circuit breakers basically divide your house into sections so that you cannot overload the load capacity for the wiring. Due to building codes, the wiring in your home should be more than adequate to support the loads of your lighting.
Electrical fires occur typically when additional electrical loads exceed the load capacity for the wiring, causing them to overheat. Once the protective coating is melted off, the chance of fire becomes elevated.
2007-09-01 16:20:31 · answer #3 · answered by Dan 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Probably nothing, except a waste of electricity. Unless your house is not built to handle the full electrical load, in which case, some circuit breakers could flip off.
2007-09-01 16:12:26 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your power bill would increase for one. There are what are called "Limiters" on your electrical line which prevent a short due to massive power, and the circuit breakers with take care of any surges due to the unexpected.
All in all, I wouldn't recommend it unless you have a vital purpose, it's a waste of money and time. Nothing spectacular will happen.
2007-09-01 16:11:01 · answer #5 · answered by gusjustgus1 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You;d make the electric company very happy!
2007-09-01 16:09:39 · answer #6 · answered by count alucard 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your electric bill would take a nice surge upward.
2007-09-01 16:20:43 · answer #7 · answered by Jess 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you'd either kill your switchboard if your circuitry sucks, or you'd just have a very bright house and make the power company very happy and rich.
2007-09-01 16:10:10 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
umm u will get a high price electric bill if u turn it on a long time lol
2007-09-01 16:08:31 · answer #9 · answered by Anand B. 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
....an axe murderer would come out and kill you...
ok, really, everything would be on. and if you dont have a very good generator you could possibly burn all its energy and everything would go off again XD
2007-09-01 16:09:28 · answer #10 · answered by Kendra C 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋