Circuit breaker

[Mr Manyaman]

Hi good day, just asking for suggestion if this installation is safe of not (refer to photo) because for what i see the circuit breakers do not aligned.

 

[winnie]

My opinion is that the lack of alignment itself is not a problem, but should be a red flag that someone unskilled did the work and thus a clue that you should look for real problems.

Perhaps this panel was salvage and not removed gently.

Jon

 

[infinity]

They appear to be bolt-on type breakers so the alignment isn't an issue unless it prohibits one from installing the cover.

 

[norcal]

Based on the colors, & the breakers, I would venture that install is outside of the US.

 

[infinity]

Based on the colors, & the breakers, I would venture that install is outside of the US.

I agree, the poster is in Asia.

 

[ptonsparky]

Looking from here they don't appear like they've all been seated correctly. Maybe the connections aren't made up properly. You should be able tell by simple examination.

 

[Jraef]

Those type of breakers (MCBs) are not stabbed into a bus bar as they are here in North America, the breakers are just clipped onto a steel rail, called a DIN rail, and the line sides are connected either to wires or, as it appears in this case, a bus "comb" that attaches to the wire terminals. In this type o system, "alignment" of the breakers is meaningless and very difficult to get perfect. The clip mechanisms that attach them to the DIN rail are spring loaded, so differences in spring tension can result in the breakers being mounted slightly differently relative to each other. In this type o "Distribution Board" as they are called, there often is not a cover that needs to line up.

But Winnie's point is valid in that it doesn't take a lot of extra effort to try to align them better, so the overall impression is that this was sloppy workmanship, which may be indicative of other corners being cut. Someone was not taking pride in their work and those people worry me...