Wiring with switch and receptacle

[ojaiguy]

Originally Posted by HayZee518

that rejection metal clip is part of the breaker it cannot be removed. doing so will destroy the breaker. When you get a replacement breaker, GE, Crouse-Hinds, Challenger, Westinghouse, Arrow-Hart will all fit that Crouse Hinds panel, check to see if there is a hole going through the breaker handle. once you install the breaker in the panel, you can take a piece of #10 and pass it through the holes in the handles effectively tying them together. re-connect up your original wires. - one per breaker.

Ok, will do! I'm headed off to Home Depot right now so hopefully they'll have a replacement.

Then I'll have to get back up in the attic and try to avoid what I did which blew the breaker in the first place :-/

Thanks again!

[ojaiguy]

Arg! I bought a GE breaker and was having a hell of a time getting it in. I pulled it out and noticed this little metal tab on the bottom that I apparently hadn't seen when I was at Home Depot but it's not allowing the breaker to pop back in properly. Can I just break it off? (I'm guessing it's there for a reason and the answer to that question is no).

Here's a photo:

http://tinyurl.com/t7hsj

Time to hit the sack.

Thanks,

Carlos

[ojaiguy]

I figured it probably wouldn't be a good idea so I asked the wife to return it for a Challenger. Hopefully that'll slide in no problem when I get home.

[HayZee518]

like I SAID ABOUT THREE POSTINGS BEFORE - DO NOT TRY TO BREAK IT OFF - IT WILL DESTROY THE BREAKER! I did notice a lot or rust on your breaker rivets. this is an indication that condensation or moisture is weeping down the SEU cable. So besides having a brealer that is tripping you also have a slight water problem. Duct seal should be applied to the cable at the compression connector on your service entrance where it goes into the meter socket.

[ojaiguy]

Originally Posted by HayZee518

like I SAID ABOUT THREE POSTINGS BEFORE - DO NOT TRY TO BREAK IT OFF - IT WILL DESTROY THE BREAKER! I did notice a lot or rust on your breaker rivets. this is an indication that condensation or moisture is weeping down the SEU cable. So besides having a brealer that is tripping you also have a slight water problem. Duct seal should be applied to the cable at the compression connector on your service entrance where it goes into the meter socket.

Long story short, nothing was broken off, a Challenger was purchased in place of the GE but it won't fit due to the clips on either side of the breaker which look like they dovetail with other Challenger breakers when in place side by side. ARG!

Anyway, I had one in my hand that I am pretty sure will fit but chose to go with a name I recognized (the one I didn't get was made by Murray). They were less expensive and you hadn't mentioned their name so I questioned the quality.

I'll check on the cable at the compression connector and apply some duct seal. We're only ~10 min from the ocean so a lot of things around here tend to get rust on them.

Thanks