Questions & Answers for: main breaker hot

...main house breaker panel and determine if allowing more current through main breaker will be taxing it too highly (will 20 more amps exceed my main breaker limit...what is the main breaker current ...

...main breaker 200 amp went off one morning last week. I changed the 100 amp breaker yesterday, put the furnace on and this morning the upper part of the main box was hot and ther was a smell coming ...

...hot water heater that will not reset. I checked the hot water heater and the coils and thermistat check fine. breaker will not reset even with main turned off. Jelp Sounds like a bad breaker,

main breaker if you're not qualified. Wires on main breaker are Hot even when main is turned off. The only way to turn off main is to pull meter. 1) There are 2 Hot wires that connect to main breaker.

main breaker accepts two inputs which are 180 degrees out of phase. If this is in the US, then each phase is approx 110V relative to ground (or neutral) and the the two phases are approx 220V relative

...main breaker, then the new 40A breaker installation is ok. If total consumption exceeds main breaker, then the main breaker will start to get hot and then trip. ...

...it senses heat.Use hand to feel if main breaker is getting ...

...main breaker Look at label of marking on breaker box.Square D would have D with a square.Take one of the individual circuit breakers to local box store and see which brand breaker matches.Or take ...

gould 200 amp main breaker gets hot Branch loads that are fed by the Main are pulling the amperage to make the breaker warm. Breaker should trip if over 125% of rating

...main breaker a bryant bj2200b breaker is buzzing why is that This could be a loose internal breaker contact or connection between the electrical panel and the breaker itself. This is particularly ...