How to Replace a Circuit Breaker. EASY!
How to Replace a Circuit Breaker. EASY!
Replacing a circuit breaker appears somewhat intimidating… the truth is once you disconnect or turn off the power to the panel it is well… EASY! Make sure when replacing the breaker you put in what it is rated for. For instance single pole… double pole… 15 amp or 20 amp…
Excellent thank you
other say no need to shut off the main. Listen to this guy, especially you first timer replacement guys.turn the power off
life saver! Thanks Sam
Thank u very much… nice video
Thanks for the helpful video!
Does a 15 amp double pole breaker equal 30amps?
Thank you so much I live on as and do not have the money for electrician. I will remember your help and give you a call when something bigger happen and also recommend your services thank you
just quick question, 240 volts at energized.
then 148v at non-energized. shouldn’t it be at zero reading?
Thanks, exactly what I was looking for! Question. I live in a townhouse with 6 units. I went to the location where all the meters are. I can’t tell which is mine. Each one has a little plastic tag attached to it but by the numbers on the tag I can’t figure out which is mine. What is the secret?
Excellent information.. thanks
Very clear and concise. Thank you!
Thank you, very educational, I love YouTube, and all the people that are willing to share there knowledge with us, I’ve learned so much and am still learning from videos just like this, so big thumbs up.👍
Just remember it isn’t the 240 volts that’ll kill ya – it’s the 100 amps! 🤣
Thanks!
Glad to see you spend about 3/4 of the video on the most important part – confirming the panel is dead! It’s a big issue on these older panels that don’t have the main disconnect means in the panel itself.
The information I needed was what wires go where apparently that wasn’t important for this video 🤦♀️
I have one outlet in the kitchen that doesn’t have power in it. All the rest has power. Nothing ejected in the control panel. I opened the outlet and the wiring look no damaged.
I doubt that one braker need to be replaced but I don’t know which one…
How can I determine which braker needs to be replaced ?
Thanks it’s really helpful
Just what I needed! Many thanks!
The power should be turned off BEFORE you remove the panel!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! good tip about the paint
Thank you homie…
Are all circuits going to be the same when you buy one? Is there anything different I need to know to look for? All I know is it is a 20 (actually right where you changed out) for my kitchen.
Also, I have a large switch that says "main" right above all the others in the box that can cut off everything in house. Is that the only thing I need to flip? I don’t need to go looking for any others right? That’s the one I would flip every time my well pump under house would go out when I had well water. Damn ants. I had to routinely sand the points and then re-prime it. Sorry. Not mechanically inclined at all.
Thanks. I have watched my dad do this dozens of times, but I needed a quick refresher because I have never done this myself. This video was short and to the point, but went over everything that needed to be gone over. I appreciate it.
Perfect video
Very helpful!! Thanks for your video!
Hey man I really hope you see this early, hell even at all.. the electrician wanted to charge me $600 to replace my main but I couldn’t afford it.. well 600 for the breaker, plus him having to do insurance, and the rest. Im retired army and since 2020 $$ has been tight so I went and found a breaker to fit.. it’s a cutler Hamer, the main that’s in is a Bryant and I couldn’t find one for anything. OK so here’s my thing. I’ve not began taking it out just yet, I’ve killed all the power. However my tester won’t work for crap, my neighbor who does electrical some told me that after the mains off I’d be fine just don’t touch any wires.top it off I only have one screw, I guess that’d go the same way right.. sorry to ask a stupid question but I survived 7 deployments and don’t wanna go out over this
Excellent. fast video, only what you need to know. perfect
Thank you for the short simple to the point video
Succinct, informative and practical. One of the best electricity explanations I’ve come across. Thanks.
PERFECTLY EXPLAINED!!!!! THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR POSTING THIS VIDEO, AND FOR YOUR EXCELLENT COMMUNICATION AND DETAILED PRESENTATION!!!
Outstanding and greatly communicated. Peace
extra tip, use your right hand, he uses his left and if he had hit something electrical, it wouldn’t went across is heart
I’d do this but i dont have access to my main breaker- stupid condo building
Thank you for making it short and sweet. Some of these videos are over 20 min long!
Not all breakers come out the same way.
Exactly what I needed to make sure I’m safe changing out my dual 20 amo garage breaker.
Thank You
Thank you!
Thank you for this video! I need to change out a breaker and am terrified but your video has helped me!
One question; why did you replace the breaker? Do breakers go bad after a while it have an electric issue that burned it?
Thank you for the video. I have a similar panel with only a few breakers. However, one switch keeps turning off due to the load. The breaker is a single slot, can I upgrade that to a double slot or will I just have to connect items elsewhere so it does not put much load on the breaker?
Thank you! I just replaced a BR1515.
Straight to the point thank you
Thank you. Very concise; very useful.
Thanks. Good video that got to the points quickly.
Big help! Thanks for keeping it to the point. Unlike other 30 minute videos with 25 minutes of a bad comedy skit. Thanks again.
What if I dont have a main breaker. Can i still replace a breaker with the main power on ?
Nice to see so much effort put into safety. So many videos out there where people don’t even mention the fact that this can kill you instantly if you don’t have the power properly turned off.
Very informative
I am still alive this video saved my life lol..