[C320-list] Replacing circuit breaker in main panel
Robert Seastream
robert.seastream at comcast.net
Thu Jun 5 13:07:49 PDT 2008
Tim states that his breakers appear to be siliconed (RTV) in place,
which doesn't sound very secure.
They're likely held with screws (possibly concealed by a plastic
overlay), or a nut that fits over the breaker lever and screws down to
threads protruding from the breaker body.
Bob
Intuition#906
On Jun 5, 2008, at 8:21 AM, Chris Burti wrote:
> Mine are held in by two screws as well, and the Anchor breakers are
> identical replacements.
>
>
>
> On Wed, Jun 4, 2008 at 4:01 PM, Tim <chillinonahd at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>> Seems I have a faulty circuit breaker in my main panel. It will not
>> stay on
>> even without any of the switches on or drawing current. Not an
>> electrician
>> but this tells me the breaker is at fault and not one of the
>> circuits. So,
>> does anyone know how to get these out and replace them? Looks like
>> it's
>> siliconed in but it does rotate and I'm not sure how to remove. Any
>> words of
>> wisdom?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Tim O'Mara
>> Calypso #603
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
>
> --
> Chris Burti
> Farmville, NC
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