How can you install a new breaker box?

Answer 1

By asking this question you are probably not quite ready to take on this particular task.

You may or may not get lucky and receive some information in an answer here!

If you hope to get enough information on this site to be able to do this job properly and safely, please do not rely on getting accurate information about such a potentially dangerous subject.

Really, don't do this one yourself. Electricity is far too dangerous to handle if you have not been trained how to do this work.

How to do this job depends entirely on the Wiring Codes or Regulations for the locality (Town/State) and on the exact locations of the new power outlets you wish to install, to be supplied by the new fuse or breaker box. If they are to be located anywhere that is subject to water splashes or spray - such as in any room supplied with running water pipes, like a kitchen, bathroom, shower room, etc., or in a pool-side area - in many places nowadays it is actually illegal to attempt to do this kind of work unless you are already a licensed electrician.

If you don't want to go to your local library or bookstore - to find and read some books about electrical wiring and appliances and how to install them safely, and to find out about your local Wiring Codes and Regulations - then the best advice anyone should give to you is to call a licensed electrician either to do the job for you or to advise you what you may be allowed to do yourself.

IF YOU ARE NOT ALREADY SURE YOU CAN DO THIS JOB

SAFELY AND COMPETENTLY

REFER THIS WORK TO QUALIFIED PROFESSIONALS.

If you do this work yourself, always turn off the power

at the breaker box/fuse panel BEFORE you attempt to do any work AND

always use an electrician's test meter having metal-tipped probes

(not a simple proximity voltage indicator)

to insure the circuit is, in fact, de-energized.

Answer 2

You need to know what you are doing installing an electric panel box where breakers are located. If it is a main panel you would have to turn off power to the house. This is done by removing the electric meter. You have to know about wire sizes, how to make connections and other things. If you are trying to replace an existing main panel the wires are often not long enough and you have to either extend wires insode box or in satellite boxes.

If you are installing a subpanel to an existing box you need to provide proper cable between boxes. You also have to bond the grounds to box in a specified way when multiple boxes are used.

It is best to study a how-to book and ask specific questions. This can be very dangerous work if you don't know what you are doing. You can either kill yourself on the buss bars or burn down the house with faulty design.

If you have any doubts about an answer check the bio of the person giving the answer to see if they are qualified to give an answer.

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As always, if you are in doubt about what to do, the best advice anyone should give you is to call a licensed electrician to advise what work is needed.

Before you do any work yourself,

on electrical circuits, equipment or appliances,

always use a test meter to ensure the circuit is, in fact, de-energized.

IF YOU ARE NOT ALREADY SURE YOU CAN DO THIS JOB

SAFELY AND COMPETENTLY

REFER THIS WORK TO QUALIFIED PROFESSIONALS.

Answer 3

To install a new breaker box you first should hire a trained licensed professional electrician. This job can be dangerous and should be done by a professional.