Installing electric clothing drier, 30 AMP line. Do I need the same manufacture Circuit Breaker?
The other posters are NOT CORRECT. You cannot use any brand you like, or fits, etc. How experienced are you with electrical work? The higher the amperage and bigger the wire, the more likely a bad installation will cause problems. A lot of people with no clue get away with it on 15A circuits. If you don’t know what you are doing, get an electrician. You need 10/3 wire for the dryer, and 4 terminal outlets (2 hot, neutral, and separate ground) are required now. You say it was just upgraded to a Challenger brand? I don’t believe that. Challenger is obsolete, not anything recent. Anyway, you cannot use just any breaker in a panel, even if it physically fits. There is no point taking an existing breaker someplace to find one that is the same. There should be a label on the panel that says what kind of breakers it takes. Probably just the C series from Challenger. If you can find the C230, that would be the first choice. However, the link I provided below says the Cutler Hammer BR breaker c
