Looking to replace circuit breakers in your Siemens electrical service panel? The straightforward answer is: read your panel for manufacturer’s instructions on acceptable breaker replacements. If the instructions are hard to read (normally they fade over time), then check your existing breakers and replace those with the same type. Firstly, remove one of the old […]
Replacing circuit breakers in your electrical service panel but not sure which ones to use? Normally you would just go to the panel and look up the specified breakers the manufacturer has listed. Maybe you’re trying to save money or can’t find the part you’re looking for and now you’re looking for options. Here is […]
There are many types of testing equipment that make a circuit breaker testing facility successful. If you had to pick your top 3 that you cannot live without, what would they be? We have picked our top 3 pieces of testing equipment below. See how yours compare! Primary Injection Test Set A primary injection […]
The National Electrical Code (NEC) has made some changes as well as added a few articles to the 2017 NEC. If you are in the electrical field, it is a good idea to keep up with the changes that the NEC makes every three years. Here we have listed the scopes of the five new […]
There are many testing equipment that make an electrical contractor / electrician successful in their craft. If you had to pick your top 3 that you cannot live without, what would they be? We have picked our top 3 testing equipment below. See how yours compare! Digital Multi-Meter (Category III or IV) Your digital […]
Ground fault and arc fault are sometimes used interchangeably but they are actually two separate things. Ground fault is a type of short circuit sometimes known as “short to ground.” It happens when current going out on ungrounded phase (energized “hot” current) accidentally makes contact with a ground path. Electricity always wants to find a […]
Ground fault is simply a short in the system. It occurs when current going out on ungrounded phase comes back on grounded path. To avoid shock hazards, current going out any one phase must come back on another phase or neutral. Ground Fault Protection A ground fault protection device is required to protect from […]
Circuit Breaker Tester: Clamping Ammeter Circuit breakers that trip every time they’re reset may be overloaded. In order to diagnose a circuit breaker overload you can test the circuit breaker by using a clamping ammeter. You can use this circuit breaker tester to check overloads and shorts that are in progress. They determine whether the […]
How to Replace a Circuit Breaker Typically circuit breakers will not need to be replaced. Unlike a fuse, a circuit breaker is designed to reset. On occasion a circuit breaker may break or malfunction resulting in the need replace it with a new breaker. Most residential homes have a main circuit breaker and separate branch […]
Let’s talk about the most common circuit breaker problems people have Circuit Breaker Troubleshooting: Miswiring Circuit Breaker: Electrical Load How to Reset a Tripped Circuit Breaker Tripped Circuit Breaker: Circuit Overload Tripped Circuit Breaker: Short Circuit Why Does the Circuit Breaker Trip While Operating Certain Appliances Why is My Circuit Breaker Box Humming Circuit Breaker […]
