Electric Breakers Installation
When your electrical service panel is unable to handle the load of your wiring, you will need to install additional breakers. You can do this yourself using simple tools and a few basic safety precautions. First, turn off the power to your breaker box by flipping the main switch to the OFF position. Then, remove the panel cover. Wiring For simple circuit additions like adding an extra receptacle, you may be able to splice wires leading into the new room or appliance and attach them to an existing circuit. But if the load of the new room or appliance is going to exceed that circuit's amperage rating, you will need to add a new circuit with its own circuit breaker. To do this, shut off the power to the Electric Breakers Installation by switching the main breaker to the off position. Next, remove the screws that fasten the panel cover and open it. Inside the panel, you will see a grounding bus bar, with multiple setscrew terminals for wires. There will also be two ho...