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If this a commercial location, there shouldn't be any 15-amp circuits. If residential, this sounds like a kitchen, these are kitchen appliances, and should be on 20-amp circuits anyway.

I'd specify at least two new circuits: one for the copier aznd one for the appliances. The computer should be separated from these appliances anyway, and a 15-amp circuit is plenty for it.

YMMV

Thanks for all the great replies The building is an old house that is being used as an office for ajoining apartment units. What I have decided to do is run two circuits, one for the coffee maker and one for the copier. I had ruled out the coffee maker because they said it happens when it is not being used, then I remembered these coffee makers hold a quantity of hot water which they re-heat periodically. Since I can't spend a lot of investigative time there and the request was to make the circuit stop tripping I think the two circuits is the way to go.

I would probably run 3 circuits, one for the copier, one for the fridge, and one for the coffee maker.. leaving the 15 amp circuit for general utility use.