Breaker Box Wiring. Disconnect the electricity at the meter loop or the pole. This should be located at the top of the breaker panel.
Insert the end of the hot wire into the terminal on the new circuit breaker and tighten the setscrew. Distributes power from the main breaker to the individual circuit breakers. The main circuit breaker panel is essentially a big switch that safely distributes the supply of power to your house.
The breakers are installed in a panel so that contact is made with one of two hot bus bars running down the middle of the box.
Instructions check feeder wires for power. Use an electrical tester by putting the tip of one probe against the ground bus bar and the other against one of the. The hot wire for a branch circuit is connected to the breaker by a set screw on the base. The electrician first makes sure the electricity to the feeder wires has been shut off by.
