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    Sub panel breaker amperage upgrade

    I need to install a charger for an electric car, which needs 60 amp breaker. My main panel has a 200amp breaker and services 2 sub panels, both via 60 amp breakers. My issue is that there is no space in the main panel for a 60A 240V breaker. I do have space in one sub panel (basement) which is...
    • Deonvas
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    • breaker panel screwfix upgrade
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
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    breaker size for 240v 6.6A bandsaw motor, also adapter/plug?

    Hello electricians. I am not an electrician and am a beginner with limited electrical (I've only been shocked a few times.) experience/ knowledge. I know it may be best to pay for a licensed electrician, but I'm not ready/able to do that yet. The deal is: I have an old "Walker-Turner" bandsaw...
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    Replacing a Crabtree Starbreaker B32 RCBO 30mA Circuit Breaker Old Type

    Hi, I need to replace a Crabtree Starbreaker B32 RCBO 30mA CIRCUIT BREAKER. 61/B3230 old type which is now obsolete and can only be bought online from Ebay. Comapring the image of the breaker online, there is a small difference to the one that needs replacing. Printed above 30mA is a square box...
    • Nicovid
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    • 30ma breaker circuit circuit breaker crabtree old rcbo replacing type
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: DIY Electrical Advice
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    How tell if GFCI or Breaker Problem?

    Have three (3) outlets in the kitchen that suddenly stopped working. One of the outlets is a GFCI outlet, and pressing the reset does not do anything. Also tried flipping the Breaker with no success. What most likely is the problem? Should I replace the breaker or replace the GFCI wall adapter...
  5. R

    DIY, difficulty new cooktop, present wiring & breaker

    I am at a standstill installing the new cooktop until I can determine if the new one works with the present wiring/breaker. (I am keeping in mind the contractor may not have installed the right wiring/breaker for the original (current) cooktop either, so tell me if you determine this is the...
    • RaeJaye
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    • breaker circuit breaker diy new present screwfix wiring
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  6. M

    Charging EV via meter/main breaker

    Hello, I would like to install a 40 amp EVSE on the outside of our garage, immediately next to our main panel and meter. We have 200 amp service. The main panel has two 100 amp breakers. Each feeds a sub panel - one in the garage and the other farther into the house. The garage sub panel has...
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    B16 Breaker change in control

    Have B16 breaker thatfeeds two double sockets in my garage. I have purchased a Nail Gun that trips the breaker on one use. from what I can tell the sockets are wired with the same wiring that the rest of the house is. Could I simply change the breaker to a higher rated one ? Or have to...
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    Is there a formula for sizing the amps needed for a breaker?

    HI, I have a small shop space with single phase run to a 100amp breaker main, and I bought a few items such as a welder, plasma cutter and a compressor. In order to ensure I select the correct breaker for these devices and any other ones in the future, I was wonder if there is a formula or...
  9. M

    Generator input Breaker

    I recently purchased a Natural Gas generator and was prepared to purchase a transfer switch, when I learned that my new generator has a bonded neutral, and that this particular manufacturer, Firman, does not allow you to disconnect the neural (modification voids warranty). I decided to purchase...
    • micass
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    • breaker generator input screwfix
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
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    Would a breaker be bad if it reads no voltage at breaker? The 50 amp gfci breaker for my hot tub is not reading voltage

    The 50A gfci for my hot tub is not reading voltage.
    • Cowboys
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    • amp breaker gfci hot tub reading voltage
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
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    “Balancing a breaker box”

    Most people hear about these urban myths that if you balance your breaker box then you can save all this money. I know enough about electricity and enough electricians to know this is false. My question is a little different. I have a 100 amp breaker in my box that has never been on on my life...
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    Troubleshooting Buzzing noise on Dimmer Switch, 3-way Switch, 4-way Switch, and AF Breaker all at once.

    As I tried to summarize in the title, I'm having an interesting buzzing issue in a residential home. Problem: When Lights are turned on, all 3 switches controlling the same load start to buzz, as well as the breaker the lighting circuit is on. Buzzing stops on all devices and the breaker when...
    • LMinMaine
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    • 3-way 3-way switch 4-way switch breaker buzzing buzzing noise dimmer dimmer switch noise switch
    • Replies: 13
    • Forum: USA Electrical Forum
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    I have a mk sentry breaker and it won't switch off

    I have a mk sentry 5932s b32 breaker that won't switch off .is this common
    • Ste griffiths
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    • breaker off switch won't
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
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    High Voltage at Breaker Box

    my tester reads 146v both hot wires with the neutral measured at the breaker box, but oustside in the meter is 118v, why?
    • vhfuguet
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    • box breaker high voltage voltage
    • Replies: 11
    • Forum: USA Electrical Forum
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    Replacing a breaker in my house

    I want to replace a 220 breaker from a 15 amp to a 50 amp in my house. Is this possible to do? I will be running 6/3 wire from the breaker.
    • Gabel1500
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    • breaker house replacing screwfix
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
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    Connecting 2 3.5kw ovens

    Hey people, i have two 3.5kw ovens to connect, customer has an existing 10mm t and e in situ on a 32 amp breaker, would this be okay in your opinions
    • Welshsparky36
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    • 10mm amp breaker connect connecting customer existing opinions ovens people
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
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    Is this odd . . . . or Not??

    I am a first user to the forum. Hopefully you can put my mind at rest. Quick description of problem. I have a three-bedroomed semi-detached house built in 1964, thankfully, with plastic sheathed cable. Recently a 32mp breaker tripped which ran all the sockets in that part of the house...
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    Do Siemens make a 50/50 Quad Circuit Breaker?

    I have a newer all electric manufactured home with a Siemens 200 amp service panel. I'd like to replace my standard water heater with a 24Kw tankless water heater that requires two 50 amp 240v double pole breakers. I only have two side-by-side regular slots available in the panel. Does...
    • csned1
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    • breaker circuit circuit breaker screwfix siemens
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
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    Shed wiring ?

    100 amp box in house and have only 1 open slot for breaker ! I want to wire my new shed with 2-3 led lights and several outlets . Shed is 50’ from house box . Should I install a 30amp + breaker in the open spot and run #10 wire to a small sub panel in the shed or what might work better ? 220 not...
    • bemmer2
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    • 100amp breaker screwfix shed wiring
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
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    Why does new 1700 watt microwave keep burning out my 20amp dedicated breaker?

    20amp outlet, 20amp breaker, 14 gauge wire. I suspect I need a larger wire but that’sa lot of trouble to go through without being sure.
    • Toddvandy
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    • breaker burning dedicated microwave new out
    • Replies: 31
    • Forum: USA Electrical Forum

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