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The main breaker kicks off in your electrical box because you are using more electricity than it can handle. If it is set for 100 watts and you are trying to use 125 watts, it will kick off. You can call your electrical company and ask for an electrical audit. There might be things you can do such as not run the washing machine, the dryer, the dishwasher, the stove, the vacuum cleaner, and every other appliance in the house all at once.

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No, it is an inherent part of the circuit.

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In simple terms, a circuit breaker is a switchwhich is designed to break a fault current, which are many times greater than load currents. More specifically, a circuit breaker is a protective device designed to automatically interrupt overload currents due to overloads or short circuits.

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Carefully. You can do it live with current still in the wires coming in or you can cut the tag on the meter, pull the meter and do it without killing yourself. The meter reader will just put another tag on it or you can call your supplier and tell them before hand that you are going to do it. It's no big deal.

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There are two possibilities:

  1. The house is pulling more current (amps) than the rating of the breaker.
  2. The breaker has failed and should be replaced.

That's the only reason a main breaker would shut off.

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Yes there is one breaker that can shut the whole house off. it's usually at the top of the box

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no, a fuse box has fuses

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How do you replace a 15 amp breaker in the circuit box?

The breaker will have a black wire connected to it. Turn off the main breaker and then disconnect that black wire from the breaker. The breaker will snap into the main bar. Remove the breaker and install the new one. Reconnect the black wire to the breaker and then install the cover and turn the main breaker back on.


Why does the breaker in the main panel flip before the breaker in the spa box?

the problem is between these two breakers or you have a faulty or oversized breaker closest to the spa.


Can you install a 2 20 breaker into a breaker box that has space but all other breakers add up to more amps than the 200 amp main breaker?

Yes. You'll seldom run every circuit to full capacity. The main breaker will trip if all the individual circuits exceed the 200 amp rating of the main breaker.


How do you find out how big your main breaker box is?

Simple. Your main electrical panel will have a "main breaker". This will be a two pole breaker, usually at the top of the panel. It will have a number on the breaker "handle" such as 150 or 200. This is the maximum number of amps your panel can supply. Most newer homes, 1975 and newer have a 200 amp service.


What size wire is best to run for a breaker box piggy back from another breaker box?

The wire is sized to the breaker in the main box that is feeding the subpanel. The calculations for the subpanel is based on what devices will use the subpanel and an estimate of duty factors for the devices. An electrician can provide this information, or you can look on-line in the National Electric Code for estimation methods.

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What is the difference between a 100 amp breaker box and a 125 breaker box?

The amperage capacity of the main bus bars and the connection of the main breaker to the bus bars.


Where is the fuse box on a 2001 Harley Davidson Sportster 1200?

The fuse box is located on the left side of the bike. When you take the cover off, you will see the main breaker and the box is located on the back side of the plate.


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There is one (the main breaker box ) under the hood on the front left side and, there are two under the rear seat.


Is it ok to change a breaker box in a house from 2 fuses at 50amps to one at 50 and one at 35 amps?

Breaker boxes do not have fuses associated with them unless the main disconnect is independent from the breaker box. If that is the case both fuses have to be the same in the main disconnect that protects the breaker box.


Why does Half of the electrical box works other half doesn't?

One side of main breaker is broke. One line to the house is open.


Where is the circuit breaker located for power windows on a 1997 camaro?

Either the fuse box under the dash, or under the hood on the driver side is another main fuse box.


How do you replace a 15 amp breaker in the circuit box?

The breaker will have a black wire connected to it. Turn off the main breaker and then disconnect that black wire from the breaker. The breaker will snap into the main bar. Remove the breaker and install the new one. Reconnect the black wire to the breaker and then install the cover and turn the main breaker back on.


Is it unsafe to have 60A service going into a new electrical box designed for 100A?

Its not recommended because your new main breaker will allow up to 100 amps and your old wire can only safely handle 60amps. If you put a 60amp main breaker in the new box, that would be acceptable. No, it is perfectly safe. Because the box is overrated, there is no problem. If the box is the main panel, and not a subpanel, install a 60A main breaker so you cannot overload your service. If it is a subpanel this 60A breaker should be in the main panel.


Why does the breaker in the main panel flip before the breaker in the spa box?

the problem is between these two breakers or you have a faulty or oversized breaker closest to the spa.


S10 blazer breaker box?

open the driver side door. look on the side of the dash there it is


Can you install a main breaker box between studs on a outside wall?

Yes


Will turning off the main breaker turn off all the power to the circuit breaker box?

No. Power to all the circuit breakers will be cut off except for the Main power breaker. The Main power breaker (which supplies power to all other breakers and will say 100, or whatever your max breaker box power is, on it )will have power going to it all the time, unless power is turned off outside the house.