Smart Installing A Breaker In A Live Panel
It comes down to this if you want to turn off the main breaker do it i am sure ohs would back you if something happened.
Installing a breaker in a live panel. Jump to latest follow 221 240 of 268 posts. Once you ve verified that the power is off find an unused space next to or between existing circuit breakers and press the new circuit breaker into the space making sure the circuit breaker is in the off. Then there is the type of panel bolt on or push on.
But if the breaker is in a feeder panel there should be no problem doing it live but you can always shut that one panel down. If you have a breaker that is not letting voltage pass thr. Second if installing a new breaker at the switch gear it is always best to have shut down.
Drsparky senior moment. To a point 120 240 yes commercial industrial hell no. Installing breaker in a live panel.
Joined nov 13 2008 7 793 posts 237 jul 7 2009. But if the breaker is in a feeder panel there should be no problem doing it live but you can always shut that one panel down. In this video i show you how to replace or change a circuit breaker in your electrical panel box.
Bolt on s i tend not to do live. Installed thousands of breakers live safe no but i feel comfortable doing it. The process of mechanically installing or removing a breaker in large switch gear in other words a breaker in a panel that is much larger than your typical snap in bushing installation.