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Callmecrazy

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45. Yeah...

Sun Mar 24, 2013, 11:30 AM

Mar 2013

After that, the day is pretty much shot.
Old and In the Way describes the procedure accurately and makes it sound easy... and to an electrician it's a chicken wing. But if your removing the dead front of a panel you can't be skiddish around it. Skiddish will get you hurt or worse.
Let a pro do it at this point.

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How difficult would it be to replace a fuse? [View all] HipChick Mar 2013 OP

Call the electrician, and have them replace it~! MADem Mar 2013 #1

I replaced the entire fusebox about 3 years ago HipChick Mar 2013 #3

If bluedave Mar 2013 #11

Then you shouldn't have fuses, you should have circuit breakers .... Scuba Mar 2013 #14

Be sure to turn off the main switch Sekhmets Daughter Mar 2013 #2

Hopefully that is in the same panel as the box HipChick Mar 2013 #5

Usually. Sekhmets Daughter Mar 2013 #12

G'morning. In_The_Wind Mar 2013 #7

Can you describe the fuse? Let's start with that. In_The_Wind Mar 2013 #4

It just says 15A GE brand HipChick Mar 2013 #6

So it's a rectangle not round. Taking a photo is a good idea. In_The_Wind Mar 2013 #8

Rectangle...and not round HipChick Mar 2013 #9

Ouch! How many fuses are there in your panel? In_The_Wind Mar 2013 #10

2 stacks of about 10 I think HipChick Mar 2013 #13

These sound like circuit breakers, not fuses. Do they each have a switch on them??? Scuba Mar 2013 #16

Yes..there is a switch on them...I believe they are circuit breakers HipChick Mar 2013 #18

Then DO NOT remove them. THey have live wires attached. Scuba Mar 2013 #34

Not necessarily A HERETIC I AM Mar 2013 #46

Can't you remove them if the main switch is off HipChick Mar 2013 #20

Yes, but ... Scuba Mar 2013 #35

You need to unplug everything on that fuse. Are there any spares in the box? In_The_Wind Mar 2013 #17

No spares, but that was going to be my next test HipChick Mar 2013 #19

Unplug everything you can first. In_The_Wind Mar 2013 #26

fuse or circuit breaker? Ptah Mar 2013 #15

Flipping circuit breaker switches Honeycombe8 Mar 2013 #21

Nicely done. Betsy Ross Mar 2013 #49

This is a circuit breaker and not a fuse. Grantuspeace Mar 2013 #22

This circuit breaker has tripped a few times in the past... HipChick Mar 2013 #23

Sometimes the outlets can loosen up and slide against the ground wire or touch the sides of a metal Grantuspeace Mar 2013 #24

If I shut everything off, is it safe to take the panel cover off to take a look? HipChick Mar 2013 #25

Only if you throw the main breaker shutting all power off to your house. In_The_Wind Mar 2013 #28

PLEASE DISREGARD ALL POSTS PREVIOUS TO THIS ONE! Callmecrazy Mar 2013 #27

Thanks heavens you showed up! In_The_Wind Mar 2013 #29

This post previous to yours seems to be full of professional information Ptah Mar 2013 #30

You're right Ptah... Callmecrazy Mar 2013 #31

I'm not a helpless female..just get skiddish when it comes to electrical stuff HipChick Mar 2013 #33

Didn't mean to imply that you were... Callmecrazy Mar 2013 #38

No offense taken...but that's the thing, the breaker never tripped.. HipChick Mar 2013 #40

Have you tested and reset all of your GFCI oulets? Callmecrazy Mar 2013 #32

Not sure I have any HipChick Mar 2013 #36

The one that handles most of my house is in the guest bathroom. In_The_Wind Mar 2013 #37

They're the plugs with the test/reset buttons on 'em... Callmecrazy Mar 2013 #39

Replacing a circuit breaker is pretty easy, but you do need to be careful. Old and In the Way Mar 2013 #41

hmm...removing wiring? HipChick Mar 2013 #42

The main breaker is usually marked as 100 or 200 on the switch lever. Old and In the Way Mar 2013 #43

Yeah... Callmecrazy Mar 2013 #45

I don't know that I'd go to a 20 amp breaker... Callmecrazy Mar 2013 #44

Good point....I always use 12ga Romex on all of my wiring projects, but this might not be the case. Old and In the Way Mar 2013 #47

I agree... Callmecrazy Mar 2013 #48

Thanks for all your help...I picked up a 15A CB at the store HipChick Mar 2013 #50