I saw many videos on many repairs, most of the videos have long talks and BS, but your explanation and help is short, concise, and to the point. I hope other people learn from you.
Thank you for your video. I had done few times before but I couldn't pull out the 60 amp breaker out. I know that it should be till and pull, but it did not work.
Nice no frills video but IMHO you were working with those loose wires from the old breaker were a little too close to the live breakers directly above so I would shut those off too in an abundance of caution especially if you are new to this.
Not unless that 15 amp breaker has 10 gauge wire going to it. 15 amp breaker has 14 gauge wire 20 amp breaker 12 gauge wire 30 amp breaker 10 gauge wire. You cannot increase the amperage above what the wire is designed to handle.
You should only have to turn off the breaker at the main house panel that supplies the panel at your pool. And then change the breaker at the pool panel.
Hey, I replaced my 15 amp breaker in my trailer but it still isn't working everytime I turn the power back on it trips again and no matter what I do it doesn't stay on do you have any idea why?
Wonderful how2! Electricity really scares me to death, but I'm now down to one working outlet in my kitchen with 10 connected surge protectors. aka.. the little surge train that could. Your (not scary) vidio has given me the courage I need to put on my big girl panties n go for it. THANK YOU SO MUCH!🤞😘
I insulated the screwdriver shanks with rubber tubing from Automotive store- one more factor of safety. Also, if leaving the main breaker on , I suggest turning off the two breakers adjacent to the one you are replacing., That way if a loose wire strays a little you won't cause a short circuit.Also, best to stand on a piece of wood to keep yourself from being grounded.
@Crack Shot As far as I know, there’s always a main breaker/disconnect (unless illegally installed). It will either be in the panel like this one or a main disconnect between the panel and the meter. Newer code requires a main disconnect to be accessible to emergency services and so it could be outside by the meter if your main panel is inside.
Such a solid point. If the box has no main disconnect it has to be being fed from another location that has a main shut off. I know lots of contractors that work on live boxes like this. It is dangerous even though they are experienced. However, none of these folks handing out advice on CZcams should be doing so if they don't discuss the fact that the circuit bar is still hot and can potentially kill you if the main is not shut off to the bar. Even with the main off in most panels, the main service feeder is often still hot at the top, and is also deadly. Point is, it's any easy job, but just a few seconds of safety advice is needed in most of the DIY videos I've seen on breaker replacement.
I thank you for taking time to read my post need your just replaced 15 amps arc fault breaker for one of my bed room and still not work what possibly wrong with it
COuld a breaker be only partly broken? I have baseboard heater that suddenly heats only half as much as before with the electric wall thermostat showing heating at full power.
Great video. For the layman or nonpro, will it be safer or necessary to shut off main to do replacement? Also, I noticed that the video tech Brian never ever touched anything in the panel with his bared hands; was that because even though the circuit being replaced had been turned off, there still was residual load left in the breaker poles and related structures? Please reply. Thank you.
+Montery12 Yes, shut off main breaker if your panel has one (this panel did not). Because there was load on the other breakers we try to do everything with insulated handle tools to prevent shock.
Can I change 50 amp circuit breaker to 30 amp circuit breaker? My current microwave/wall oven combo should have 30 amp breaker according to GE tech support but the circuit breaker had 50 amp for it. My house was built 25 years ago and I think the previous owner installed the microwave/oven combo without switching the circuit breaker amp.
+refresh77 Typically you can go down in breaker size but not up with the wire that's installed 10 gauge is usually for 30 amps 6 gauge for 50 amp so if you have 6 gauge it will work for 30 amp too. You just might have a hard time getting larger wire into smaller amp breaker
It's probably very similar, however without being there we can't be sure. But if you'd like to send a couple of round trip tickets we'd be more than happy to come have a look!
Sounds fair, I ended up getting myself a Factory Unit lease, as the electricians in Australia seemed to be very worried about fitting a 50amp breaker to my home metre box and running a power cable to my garage. But in other news, I am wondering what thickness cable I should get to run a 3 phase power lead for my new machinery to run in my workshop. If you think 6mm twin and earth is ok, I'll use what I have, but I think I might need bigger, not 100%. The Air compressor is about 3800watts, that would be my biggest power draw
+Everything Home TV Pics didn't show up... 20 amp 12 gauge wire 30amp 10 gauge and if its a long distance from breaker to outlet you may need to increase gauge of wire.......
tnx, but you might have mentioned (ESPECIALLY with your panel that has NO 'Main Power Off' switch) that the new/replacement breakers should have their 'levers' in the 'OFF' position .. otherwise, SPARKS would be showering as soon as your needle-nose pliers pushed the wires into the screw-tiedowns ! Also, if the panel has labels identifying which breaker goes to which house appliance or circuit, just stick a tiny piece of electrical tape on ONE of the wires , remembering to which of the two breakers that wire goes to .. so that the panel 'Labels' will still be correct .. I'd also not trust my life on the functioning of any 'non-contact voltage detector which has its light OFF to confirm the safe condition! What if there's a flaw in the unit??? It'd tell you there's NO voltage when one might be present! Those devices do have lil batteries in them, no? which could fail at any time.. Far safer to use a Digital Voltmeter which, if IT fails, the screen is FAR more likely to be blank ...! but that's just my own humble opinion ;)
Actually we do address that through annotations inserted in the video. They seem to be showing up when played through a desktop but are not showing up when played through the mobile app. It's an issue we'll forward to CZcams/Google.......
87turbo......No you can NOT just change from a 20 amp to a 40 amp, the reason being: The breakers and wires going to the outlet or appliance work in unison. In other words a 20 amp circuit will use 12 gauge wire while a 40 amp circuit needs to have 8 gauge wire. If you increase the amps without changing the wire you risk an electrical fire from overloading the wire.
You did not shut off the main power coming into the house. For a non-professional, this is essential. In this sense, your video has a major flaw. Note: Most homeowners do not know where the main switch is, or how to shut it off.
Technically a non professional shouldn't be in a panel with the cover off anyway but changing a breaker in particular is no big deal so long as you're not Clumsy McDoofus. Even if you manage to accidentally touch a hot pole with a slight finger slip or something you'd have to be foolish enough to be contacting a path to ground or neutral or the other pole to get a dangerous shock. It's the pole to pole grazing I'd really be worried about, not to say 120V is a joke or anything.
hey sorry is you channel active to the point you reply? I have a mobile home. a surge happened and now some outlets work others don't and some light turn on while others dont. the fridge stove and microwave don't work at all. can anyone help.
I still paid $80 to a handymen, as my wife won't let me do it myself. Well It was my mistake to listen to her. He took 15 minutes to replace it at $45 and hour rate, he went to Home Depot they did not have the right size, then he went to Lowe's and charged 1 hour of labor to go to Home depot. Sad decision by me, I thought he will charge for 1/2 hour labor plus $12 for breaker, but he charged 1-1/2 hour
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I saw many videos on many repairs, most of the videos have long talks and BS, but your explanation and help is short, concise, and to the point. I hope other people learn from you.
Dave Sunny Thanks Dave we appreciate your positive comment!!
OK sorry thanks, still-would be nice at the start of the video :)
I couldn't agree more. This is really a great how to video. I just hope I don't break a nail💅 😉
So simple...just enough of the right stuff. Other sites made it way more complicated. Thanks!
Had to change out a bad breaker and watched your video. Piece of cake. Thanks for the help as I had never done this before.
thanks for this video you saved me a lot of money I can tell you are a very professional technician
Great to hear!
Thank you for your video. I had done few times before but I couldn't pull out the 60 amp breaker out. I know that it should be till and pull, but it did not work.
Thank you that helped in 2022
Was easy to follow.
Love your repair was short exact and accurate.
Thank goodness for you tube
Nice no frills video but IMHO you were working with those loose wires from the old breaker were a little too close to the live breakers directly above so I would shut those off too in an abundance of caution especially if you are new to this.
Can you change a 15 amp breaker to a 30 amp breaker for a 3000 watt load.
Not unless that 15 amp breaker has 10 gauge wire going to it. 15 amp breaker has 14 gauge wire 20 amp breaker 12 gauge wire 30 amp breaker 10 gauge wire. You cannot increase the amperage above what the wire is designed to handle.
Need to change a breaker from the pool panel. My ? Is do we turn off the house breakers off as well before replacing the pool breakers.😍
You should only have to turn off the breaker at the main house panel that supplies the panel at your pool. And then change the breaker at the pool panel.
Thank You
Hey, I replaced my 15 amp breaker in my trailer but it still isn't working everytime I turn the power back on it trips again and no matter what I do it doesn't stay on do you have any idea why?
Why not just kill the power to the whole thing? That way you can't possibly get popped
I had never done this before. This video was excellent for the amateur home owner fixer. Thank you Brian
Wonderful how2! Electricity really scares me to death, but I'm now down to one working outlet in my kitchen with 10 connected surge protectors. aka.. the little surge train that could. Your (not scary) vidio has given me the courage I need to put on my big girl panties n go for it. THANK YOU SO MUCH!🤞😘
I insulated the screwdriver shanks with rubber tubing from Automotive store- one more factor of safety. Also, if leaving the main breaker on , I suggest turning off the two breakers adjacent to the one you are replacing., That way if a loose wire strays a little you won't cause a short circuit.Also, best to stand on a piece of wood to keep yourself from being grounded.
Valid comment. Makes sense.
Excellent safety tips! You should make a video of this process.
Or just buy insulated screwdrivers...
You must turn off the main power to be safe.
@Crack Shot As far as I know, there’s always a main breaker/disconnect (unless illegally installed). It will either be in the panel like this one or a main disconnect between the panel and the meter. Newer code requires a main disconnect to be accessible to emergency services and so it could be outside by the meter if your main panel is inside.
Thanks for the great video. I did it! Proof that the fear of something is the worse part.
Great Video. I would also use a Meter to check the Voltage.
Dude. you just saved me about 2 - 300 bucks. Thank you thank you thank you. Have a great day
Your channel just saved me a ton of money. Thanks! I really appreciate it!
After watching you're how to video, I did it myself. Cost me twelve US dollars. Thank you...
Great instruction, we identified the bad breaker and are en route to fix it ourselves
Thank you! This exactly what I was looking for.
Thank you for sharing your knowledge! You saved the day! 😊👍
Right on brother! Electrical stuff scares people but this isn't rocket science .........gotta be smart and brave~!
thanks dude , I asked my son how to do this and he said just get on CZcams and look up everything home TV thanks
Great video - exactly the knowledge I needed.
Brilliant tutorial! Made it so easy to do, with confidence. :) Thanks
thanks brian! very detail! do understand that I can shut off the main circuit if necessary. :)
Thank you very much for your video, its help me a lot.
thank you very much it's very nice video I love it he helped me a lot thanks again
short and simple . thanks
this video was super helpfull and saved me some $$$$$ THANK YOU and god bless you
+Carry Smith Very glad you found it helpfull!
Aren't you suppose to shut the main line off first before you take it out?
Yes. Not sure why he didn't cover that.
This particular panel does not have a main circuit shut off.
Such a solid point. If the box has no main disconnect it has to be being fed from another location that has a main shut off. I know lots of contractors that work on live boxes like this. It is dangerous even though they are experienced. However, none of these folks handing out advice on CZcams should be doing so if they don't discuss the fact that the circuit bar is still hot and can potentially kill you if the main is not shut off to the bar. Even with the main off in most panels, the main service feeder is often still hot at the top, and is also deadly. Point is, it's any easy job, but just a few seconds of safety advice is needed in most of the DIY videos I've seen on breaker replacement.
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That's not correct actually. This is a GE box. The service disconnect is above the power peter.
Great video, thanks.
WE did it Thanks!
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I thank you for taking time to read my post need your just replaced 15 amps arc fault breaker for one of my bed room and still not work what possibly wrong with it
great video I just had to replace one in my panel as well. I also did a video. thanks for sharing
COuld a breaker be only partly broken? I have baseboard heater that suddenly heats only half as much as before with the electric wall thermostat showing heating at full power.
Great video. For the layman or nonpro, will it be safer or necessary to shut off main to do replacement? Also, I noticed that the video tech Brian never ever touched anything in the panel with his bared hands; was that because even though the circuit being replaced had been turned off, there still was residual load left in the breaker poles and related structures? Please reply. Thank you.
+Montery12 Yes, shut off main breaker if your panel has one (this panel did not). Because there was load on the other breakers we try to do everything with insulated handle tools to prevent shock.
Thank you for your help
Great vid, thank for sharing
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Can I change 50 amp circuit breaker to 30 amp circuit breaker? My current microwave/wall oven combo should have 30 amp breaker according to GE tech support but the circuit breaker had 50 amp for it. My house was built 25 years ago and I think the previous owner installed the microwave/oven combo without switching the circuit breaker amp.
+refresh77 Typically you can go down in breaker size but not up with the wire that's installed 10 gauge is usually for 30 amps 6 gauge for 50 amp so if you have 6 gauge it will work for 30 amp too. You just might have a hard time getting larger wire into smaller amp breaker
Is this the same in Australia? I mean they look the same or very similar atleast
It's probably very similar, however without being there we can't be sure. But if you'd like to send a couple of round trip tickets we'd be more than happy to come have a look!
Sounds fair, I ended up getting myself a Factory Unit lease, as the electricians in Australia seemed to be very worried about fitting a 50amp breaker to my home metre box and running a power cable to my garage. But in other news, I am wondering what thickness cable I should get to run a 3 phase power lead for my new machinery to run in my workshop. If you think 6mm twin and earth is ok, I'll use what I have, but I think I might need bigger, not 100%. The Air compressor is about 3800watts, that would be my biggest power draw
+MotorcycleTherapy Wish we switched to the metric system years ago! Here's what we go by in the states, wish we could be more helpful!
+Everything Home TV Pics didn't show up... 20 amp 12 gauge wire 30amp 10 gauge and if its a long distance from breaker to outlet you may need to increase gauge of wire.......
Are they're any hazards a person that is not comfortable around electricity should be aware of???
thanks man, I hope that is my problem lol
what if the circuit breaker that is not working that u need to replace has no markings on it so you do not know what to buy to replace it?
thanks man
tnx, but you might have mentioned (ESPECIALLY with your panel that has NO 'Main Power Off' switch) that the new/replacement breakers should have their 'levers' in the 'OFF' position .. otherwise, SPARKS would be showering as soon as your needle-nose pliers pushed the wires into the screw-tiedowns !
Also, if the panel has labels identifying which breaker goes to which house appliance or circuit, just stick a tiny piece of electrical tape on ONE of the wires , remembering to which of the two breakers that wire goes to .. so that the panel 'Labels' will still be correct ..
I'd also not trust my life on the functioning of any 'non-contact voltage detector which has its light OFF to confirm the safe condition! What if there's a flaw in the unit??? It'd tell you there's NO voltage when one might be present! Those devices do have lil batteries in them, no? which could fail at any time..
Far safer to use a Digital Voltmeter which, if IT fails, the screen is FAR more likely to be blank ...! but that's just my own humble opinion ;)
Actually we do address that through annotations inserted in the video. They seem to be showing up when played through a desktop but are not showing up when played through the mobile app. It's an issue we'll forward to CZcams/Google.......
How do you spell "improvement?" "Home impovement never looked so good." :)
Good video, though! Thanks for posting it.
+Chad Clayton You sir have a good eye! That had been fixed but is still on some of our videos! Where's spell check when you need it!
can I change a 20 to a 40 ? or is there other changes I need to make first ?
87turbo......No you can NOT just change from a 20 amp to a 40 amp, the reason being: The breakers and wires going to the outlet or appliance work in unison. In other words a 20 amp circuit will use 12 gauge wire while a 40 amp circuit needs to have 8 gauge wire. If you increase the amps without changing the wire you risk an electrical fire from overloading the wire.
You did not shut off the main power coming into the house. For a non-professional, this is essential. In this sense, your video has a major flaw. Note: Most homeowners do not know where the main switch is, or how to shut it off.
Prof. Flanagan you didn't read the video description before you watched the video. Your concerns are addressed there.
Technically a non professional shouldn't be in a panel with the cover off anyway but changing a breaker in particular is no big deal so long as you're not Clumsy McDoofus. Even if you manage to accidentally touch a hot pole with a slight finger slip or something you'd have to be foolish enough to be contacting a path to ground or neutral or the other pole to get a dangerous shock. It's the pole to pole grazing I'd really be worried about, not to say 120V is a joke or anything.
Omg it's really that easy. 🤔😳😏
But Isn’t the wire that you are messing with still hot ?
hey sorry is you channel active to the point you reply? I have a mobile home. a surge happened and now some outlets work others don't and some light turn on while others dont. the fridge stove and microwave don't work at all. can anyone help.
Thank you so much, it was very helpful, and save the money, don't have to hire someone to doit, just be brave and do it yourself.
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I still paid $80 to a handymen, as my wife won't let me do it myself. Well It was my mistake to listen to her. He took 15 minutes to replace it at $45 and hour rate, he went to Home Depot they did not have the right size, then he went to Lowe's and charged 1 hour of labor to go to Home depot. Sad decision by me, I thought he will charge for 1/2 hour labor plus $12 for breaker, but he charged 1-1/2 hour
I've found great project for that on Avasva website.
oh and go union electricians!
no such thing as 2 phase only single phase and 3 phase
I got electrocuted while doing this and lost an arm.