Every once in a while I have a breaker trip when I'm not home.
I have a series of computers running cpu intensive programs and sometimes alt coins which can also be hogs :-). At times there is a huge surge in power consumption and the breakers trip.
Right now the system goes from
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the computer's power supply unit to a
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wemo which in turn is connected to an
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outlet which goes directly to the circuit breaker.
A Belkin Wemo is a device that can be accessed remotely and can be used to turn an outlet on or off. My wemos are connected to a laptop which allows me to turn on devices remotely.
Every once in a while the circuit breaker trips and I have to wait until I get home to flip things back on. Usually this doesn't matter but if I'm away for a few days it does.
I'm looking for a solution.
I'm thinking about a "something" that would be tripped if there is a surge and I can use a wemo to flip back on. The wemo would be on another circuit.
Computer (PSU) -----> "something"
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wemo
If there is a surge the "something" trips (not the circuit breaker).
I'll have a wemo pinging this "something." If there is no response for x seconds then the wemo shuts it off and turns it back on, effectively resetting the "something."
Best Answer
Sounds like there are two options.
Option one is to replace the existing breaker because you think its defective. This option is good if you know that you're not using enough power to trip the breaker so something else must be going on. However, it doesn't sound like this is the case.
Option two is to run a new dedicated circuit to the room to handle the extra load you need to run. If you're using too much power, this is the only right option. The breaker should never trip, so you shouldn't need a remote way to reset it.