>A good way to see how things are running in a current house is.. Use the
 >normal items for a while, then, check your breakers, run your fingers over
 >them, if any of them are warm, you know they are pulling a nice load, if
 >they are TOO warm, or so hot you can't hold your finger on them, you are
 >pulling too much and need to reduce the load. Don't installed a bigger
 >breaker, without ensuring that the wiring can handle the extra load the
 >bigger breaker will allow.
Correct. Circuit breakers, and fuses for that matter, are solely intended for 
the protection of the wiring, and should be sized for the wire used.
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