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Lock the new circuit breaker into an open slot by slipping the side with the attached hot wire under the tab beside the hot bus bar. Tutorial for installing and wiring a ground or arc fault breaker into a panel qo or homeline load center panel. Currently loaded videos are 1 through 15 of 36 total videos. Shop all circuit breakers share.

Insert the end of the hot wire into the terminal on the new circuit breaker and tighten the setscrew. Electrical how to install a circuit breaker. How to install a new circuit and circuit breaker in your home s electrical panel. This video will show a diy kind of person how to wire and install a single pole circuit breaker.

In this video i show you how to install a new 15 amp circuit breaker into a breaker panel. Make sure you use a test light or meter to verify that the power is off since it s dangerous to install a circuit breaker in a panel that still has power. Standard circuit breakers also come in double pole models which protect two energized wires and can handle up to 240 volts. Standard breakers monitor the flow of electricity to your home s outlets and appliances and cut power in the event of an overload or short circuit most standard breakers protect one energized wire and supply 120 volts to a circuit.