How Do You Replace A Bad Circuit Breaker?
Circuit breakers respond to heat caused by current flow. When the heat exceeds the breaker’s engineered limit, the circuit “breaks”–and current flow stops. Circuit breakers protect the electrical wires and devices “downstream” from the breaker, preventing overload damage and fires. Damaged or inoperative breakers must be replaced promptly. Determine the make, model and amperage of the bad breaker and buy an exact duplicate as a replacement. Locate the main breaker panel and all branch panels. Make sure you have your battery-powered work light with you. Turn all the panels off, branch panels first. Note that there is also a main panel breaker in each branch panel. We will get to this main panel breaker in the branch panel in a moment. Don’t confuse this with the main breaker panel, which is the first panel between your electrical provider and the branch panels in the house. Go to the branch panel with the bad breaker. Set up your battery-powered light and focus it on the panel. Turn of
