Installing a 240 Volt Circuit Breaker
By Bob Formisano, About.com
Install the Circuit Breaker
Insert the breaker onto the knife blades and snap into place.
© Home-Cost.com 2007Once the breaker is wired, install it into the electrical service panel. This takes a little technique but is actually quite easy. Simply rock the breaker so that its tabbed end fits into the panel housing and then snap the breaker into place over the two hot bus bar knife blades.
Prev
- Introduction
- The 240 Volt Twist Lock Plug and Receptacle
- Remove Panel Face Knockout Tabs
- Inside the Panel: How a 240 Volt Circuit Differs From 120 Volt
- Strip the Wire Ends
- Connect Wiring to the Circuit Breaker
- Install the Circuit Breaker
- The Installed Circuit Breaker
- Install the Ground Wire
- Terminate the Circuit Wiring at the Receptacle
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