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220/221

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Not related to the original t-shoot call but I had to take a pic.

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My curiosity took over and I had to investigate. I pulled the string on the unused sp braeker and happened to see this burned bus/breaker above it.

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Who ties string to their breakers? There are times when I'd like to have a little handle to grab on a stubborn one but I don't thik string is the answer.

BTW, I pulled out all the breakers and only found a bit of bus damage in this one spot. I was working from my pickup and scheduled to return with a real truck and materials. Also, the main did not want to turn back on. Something to look forward to as I have had that happen with a couple of these GE's :rolleyes:


PS. Think they stripped enough insulation on those SE's?
 
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480sparky said:
A GFI breaker with terminals for both the grounded and ungrounded, along with it's prerequisite test button?
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I was talking about the other end of that breaker. Maybe it is my eyes again but it appears as a clear plastic piece with screws.

oh yeah. thanks for the help Ken--:smile:-- Like I didn't know that..
 
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Dennis Alwon said:
I was talking about the other end of that breaker. Maybe it is my eyes again but it appears as a clear plastic piece with screws.

oh yeah. thanks for the help Ken--:smile:-- Like I didn't know that..
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The other end (right) of that breaker? Looks like a label to me. One 'screw' is the UL logo, the other is the CSA logo
 
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220/221

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The screw at the right attaches the bus assembly to the can. It's under the breaker. The white thing is the label.


The real question might be "How many mini-breakers can one fit in a panel?"
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I've seen them completely full. I've changed them out many times and used all 40 spaces.

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That's an interesting hub to see used on the bottom of that meterbase...

I only use Siemens, so maybe that's factory for C-H?
 
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220/221

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I believe it was two AC condensers, two air handlers w/heat strips, a cooktop,an oven and a couple of sub panels :-?

The thing I remember most was pulling out the hot service conductors and stuffing them into the new riser.
 
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peter d said:
I know I asked you about this before, but that's a crazy amount of 2-pole circuits and SE cable!!
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I count nine; not so many for a house. I've used five in an apartment panel: heat, range, dryer, water heater, and AC unit.

Added: Add a detached garage, a hot tub, home theater panel :)wink:), etc., and you get up there quickly.
 
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220/221 said:
I believe it was two AC condensers, two air handlers w/heat strips, a cooktop,an oven and a couple of sub panels :-?

The thing I remember most was pulling out the hot service conductors and stuffing them into the new riser.
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I would be much less nervous doing that than what I saw a guy do when I was an apprentice. He actually cut off the splices before the weatherhead, and put it all back together nothing but a pair of leather gloves and a bit of black tape on his ALL METAL allen wrenches.

I value craziness such as BREATHING. That's just my opinion. I could be wrong.:roll:
 
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