Master bedroom electric breaker trip

[Allan Mugu]

Have a property where the electric breaker in the master bedroom trips about once a week. Seems to happen regardless of whether what is plugged in (space heater, blow dryer) or not. What to get some thoughts on potential problem before I contact an electrician. Thanks!

[Jon Holdman]

Running both a blow dryer and a space heater on the same circuit is almost guaranteed to pop a breaker. Is that what's happening? Or does it just pop randomly when these heavy loads are not running? If its popping when you're running both, well, don't do that. That's too much for one circuit. If its popping randomly it could be either the breaker or wiring elsewhere. You probably want to have an electrician have a look. I would start with replacing the breaker. They do fail. But that's not really a DIY job unless you're comfortable with electricity.

Do you have alumnium wiring? That can be a source of trouble, too.