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Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
Installing a circuit breaker
Image via WikipediaStep by step instructions on how to install 2 new breakers into an existing panel.
1. Knock out a hole and put the proper connector in with a Romex wire to protect it from the metal shards.
2. Remove the sheathing and hook the wire up to the panel.
3. Separate all the conductors.
4. Run neutrals and ground to the ground wire, making sure to keep the grounds and neutral wires separate, and secure under screws.
5. Run black conductors into the breaker. Make sure to properly size the wire guage into the breaker. (12 guage wire = 20 amps)
6. Connect breakers. Make sure the breaker is in off position! Put wire inside and tighten the screw securely.
7. Slide it on the bar that holds the lock in place and slide it onto the bus bar, then push.
8. Break away the knock out covers for the breaker slots.
9. Install the panel cover.
10. Power breakers on and test the circuit. (After the other end of the circuit is finished)
11. Label what the breaker controls.
Wednesday, January 7, 2009
Melted 100 amp underground service repair
Image by Generation 3 Electric, Inc via FlickrIn Philadelphia, we have homes in the Center City area that have under ground electrical services. Here you will see Michael open up an end box and repair the electrical connections between the home and PECO, Pennsylvania's electric company. 
Flickering Lights
Michael, after repairing the melted wiring in a house with flickering lights, (see previous post: Melted 100 amp underground service repair) finds that the lights in the house are still flickering. He checks the breaker box and finds that some of the breakers on the newly installed box are loose. He tightens them, and the problem is solved.
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