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How do I use 3000+ watt photography lights without tripping the curcuit breaker in my house?

I am doing video using a green chroma key backdrop.
The lights I use currently, draw 2800 watts and at 3000 watts, it will trip my circuit breaker in the house.

How do other people resolve this issue?

Here is what I am going to be replacing my current hot work lights with, but I need to get this wattage problem resolved first:

http://www.backdropsource.com/Productinfo.asp?id=3065&pname=special-chroma-key-video-photo-kit–3000-watt-quartz-light-kit-with-3-softboxes

Connect your lights to separate circuits.

Most outlets in homes are 15 amp circuits, so at 115 v that will let you connect 1700 watts per circuit.

You will have to use three circuits to use your 1K’s, but that is doable. Or you could use 750 watt lamps in your fill lights.

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