I have a 5 yr old home with 200 amp service running to home. My dryer is a fairly new Whirlpool front load combo blah blah. Anyway, in the past the breaker has tripped at the pole, not inside. I would go reset, no big deal. Today, 3 times! Now, my only common denominator in the incidents is the dryer. 2 of the times heat pump was also running, but always dryer in mid cycle. Now in my breaker box, there is a double 30 amp breaker on the dryer that has never tripped, always trips at pole. No gas in home, so everything runs on electric (in case that matters). Basically I am lost. Why is this happening? Dryer is working fine, as far as functionality (I have read a few places where "element going out" or "it not heating right" and those are signs of dryer CAUSING the issues? I guess). I can do a lil bit of everything, safety first, and believe I can handle little issues. Gonna turn all breakers off 2mar and start checking connections in box, making sure lines in are tight & no loose connections. For the record, when heat kicks on, light on house dim and flicker for split second. All info, help, or things to check are appreciated. I am trying to hold off on an electrician as long as possible. Had one here LAST WEEK because an entire circuit of plugs & lights went out because on a loose wire on a wall plug, that just happened to be the 1st in a series of 12 plugs or switches. 15 mins, 1 $8 plug ,& $200 of labor later (from a long time family friend electrician); can't handle another hour of labor like that!

I'm working on wiring two lights from one switch in my detached garage. The power comes in below the switch. It is on a 20amp breaker and I'm using 12-2 romex. The trick is that one light is located to the right of the switch and the other is to the left so I don't really want to connect switch to light1 to light2. I searched the forums but couldn't find an answer for this specific setup. What is the best way to proceed? Do I need a second junction box above the wall? I am also considering installing a 2 gang box instead and having one switch for each fixture, which seems simpler.