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    What is causing my breaker contact to glow red?

    Hello, I own a 1971 Mobile Home with Aluminum Wiring. Recently I had trouble with corrosion causing arcing at the metal clip area of my old breaker. I decided to buy two new breakers. I installed two new original equipment 15 Amp Breaker (aftermarket as original company is no longer in business)...
  2. H

    Strange circuit breaker activity?

    Hi there. I'm dealing with a difficult to locate problem with our 120V landscape lights. My first thought was there was a short somewhere in the run, but there seems to be something additional going on at the circuit breaker or closer to it. The circuit (one bundle of white, black, green)...
  3. T

    Can you use a 240V breaker on a 600V system?

    This is hypothetical, I am just curious. Please give this some thought. I have a 600V, 5HP motor (3728.5 Watts) and a 600V panel I want to supply it from. If I use a 20A, 600V breaker - the breaker will see ~6A on motor run. (P/V=I , 3728.5/600 = ~6A) If I use a 20A, 240V breaker - the...
  4. I

    Challenger panel

    Hello everyone! I’m a new homeowner and a new dad! I recently just built myself an office on my property and I wanted to run electricity to it. I currently have the dreaded challenger panel and I wanted to know what breakers I can use with this panel? I plan to run some lights and several...
  5. T

    Replacing one breaker with another

    I have a Square D panel for my apartment with following breakers: 1 double 40,2 double 30's and 4 single 20. One of the 20's controls a convection cooking panel, a small toaster, an 11 watt microwave, living room lights, n HDTV and my Internet. When all the above are on, during the past few...
  6. B

    EICR RCD 63A exceeded by breaker total code

    As per title, what code do you think is applicable when a 63A RCD has a 40, 32, 6 & 20A breakers? And gas not bonded but was required at time of building (2012) although not now?
  7. G

    LED light - Circuit breaker

    Hi all, I'm hoping to tap into the wealth of advice on here to help me solve my LED light issue. Background: Brought an expensive dimmerable LED light from a UK company in August – Light fitting made and shipped from Hong Kong. Light was installed by replacing the old standard wiring with ease...
    • Green83
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    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: Lighting Forum
  8. D

    Circuit breaker has tripped

    I found that the circuit breaker had tripped on the downstairs lighting circuit after a light didn’t turn on. I don’t know what caused it but I found the the water heater breaker had also tripped (I assume is the water tank heater in the airing cupboard). I could reset the water heater but the...
  9. R

    Ground wire and gfci breaker

    I’m adding a 20 amp gfci circuit using 12/2 awg wire. What do yo do with the ground wire when wiring the gfci breaker?
  10. G

    Circuit breaker box question

    Greetings, everyone! I am trying to do a small, simple job: replacing an outlet in one of the bathrooms on 2nd floor of our house. To do this, I am trying to shut off the power to that outlet. The breaker box was labeled by someone else (probably the previous owner). Alright... So I tried all...
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    Adding 20Amp outlet on 30Amp breaker: Can I Use this?

    I have a 30amp breaker that feeds a circuit that goes through a double gang junction box and continues on to the final outlet for my electric clothes dryer. Since the junction box is accessible to potentially use, I was wondering if I can add a 20amp circuit breaker in that junction box to...
  12. tank

    Main breaker trip

    Hi guys, why might a fault on a final circuit in an apartment trip the dp c63 submain circuit breaker in the plantroom but not any mcbs on the consumer unit in the apartment?
  13. T

    UK Motor breaker size/type

    Hello, I have a 7.5kw 3 phase motor 400/690v 50hz. Can anyone advise what size and type mcb is needed for this please? It’s currently being fed via a c16 which is tripping now and then. many Thanks
  14. N

    Square d breaker

    Anyone got a square d SQO 20a b breaker they want to sell ??
  15. M

    AFCI/GFCI breaker bad?

    In my kitchen, I have 1 circuit with a total of 5 outlets (backsplash), and it appears to have a dedicated neutral which is connected to a Square D Homeline issue AE-70 20A combo AFCI/GFCI breaker in my panel. I have a Miele espresso maker on this circuit. Occasionally but not always (maybe...
  16. Robertbed01

    FSTWIFI tripping breaker

    Hi, I try to install FSTWIFI on my towel rail heater, I think I connected everything correctly but when I switch it on it tripps breaker. I would appreciate any help. Thx, Rob Below picture of connections. https://www.dropbox.com/s/ttxxlxlvyu4idpc/20201013_202705.jpg?dl=0
  17. M

    breaker tripping

    breaker just started to trip unhooked wire from breaker and unhooked white wire from neutrual touched together big spark why
  18. R

    Where can I get a obsolete Square D Main Breaker?

    I am in need of the 200 amp main breaker for a QOC-20M200 Series 1 breaker box. I have attached a picture for reference. I was told it is obsolete and have looked online but none of the reference pictures have the lower bolt-on as I have? Any help would be greatly appreciated!
  19. Andy5678

    Circuit breaker

    Has any one seen these new Circuit breaker lock downs I have been hearing about in the news?
  20. B

    What do you think about a 16A socket on a 20A breaker

    Been asked to provide a 4 pole 16A socket with RCD protection with a C20 protecting the circuit specified by the manufacture of the machine, should I not use a 32A socket?

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