How to Replace / Change a Circuit Breaker in your Electrical Panel
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- In this video I show you how to replace or change a circuit breaker in your electrical panel box. If you have a breaker that is not letting voltage pass through to the circuit, the breaker is bad and needs replaced. Sometimes a breaker trips at a lower amperage than what it's supposed to. They get weak over time and need swapped out with a new one.
Here is how you test the amperage on a breaker
• How to Measure AC Amps...
This gives you reasons why a breaker trips
• Circuit Breaker Keeps ...
Be safe and use common sense when working with electric circuits.
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Bill passed away October 24, 2016 according to comments posted in his other videos. While posthumously, thank you so much for his excellent videos and contributions to his TH-cam family of viewers. He seemed a fine human being and a true professional in his trade. Our condolences to his family and friends.
Stevee Wonders Hi, I just found out now so sad 🙁 did you happened to know the cause of death? Thanks.
Okay-Ba-Okay ... no, I don’t.
RIP,,,,,WE ARE!!
Wow....R.I.P. Bill...
That’s so sad
This guy was so good at this he made me think I was a electrician rest in peace brother
Bill was a great guy to take time and upload all these videos for future generations,he served his country as a Marine and continued to serve as the best to do dyi repair/trouble shooting instructional videos imo. Robert William (Bill) Newberry November 16, 1977 October 24, 2016
Wow,, im so sorry
Very sad to hear. Thanks, "Independent" for your tribute.
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Yeah he actually shows you how to test with the multi-meter - very few others did that. Thanks for the tribute.
God loves his Marines. Sorry for your loss.
I just discovered Bill's videos and learned on the comment threat of another of his videos that he had unfortunately passed away in 2016. Served his country as a marine, and was a church-going family man. So sorry to hear of his loss. Good man.
I just heard of his passing. I am sorry for that. These videos are to the point, with clarity and great explanations.
This is my 4th breaker switch change video and the 3 others have caused me to cringe. Two even showed the main switch always on and fortunately the new switch being replaced was in the off position. WOW if replacement switch was in ON position when changing and an amateur forgets to reconnect with that switch in OFF position!
Yours is the most logical I have seen and safest. I wondered why the wires were not removed at the other videos and re-attached while the switch was out, if wires are long enough - and you did that. More room to reconnect when not in a tight spot. Also I always turn off main switch and faulty switch before trying this, which you also did. This is the exact reason why I watch as many videos on the subject before attempting a repair. One like yours will get it completely right. Thanks!
RIP sir. Youve helped me and so many others with your videos. Prayers to the family.
Best video I’ve seen on this subject. The MOST important thing was the safety briefing BEFORE starting the work. And, it was an outstanding briefing. Your camera shots, close-ups and explanations on how the breaker fits are great! Great video!
How sad to know he passed away in 2016. This is a great video and has been helpful to so many.
This video gave me enough confidence to finally buy a cheap multi-meter, the replacement breaker, and do the job myself. Thanks!
Did you?
Head and shoulders above the rest of these youtube tutorials. Great job.
I give my condolence to Mr. Newberry's family and friends, I am sad that I discovered your channel too late. I would love to express my thanks that your videos have assisted me and my relatives since we are experiencing problems with power outage in many rooms and outlet receptacles.
Do you know how he passed?
Man you just saved me a large callout fee for an electrician. Thanks a lot!!
Finally, a great video on actual demonstration of replacing the circuit breaker with a safety briefing. Thank you.
You're an excellent teacher who covers what should be covered and explains everything well.
This is the best explained video with adequate safety points on changing a breaker I've seen. Thank you for posting. John
Ditto to what everyone else is saying, very clear and easy to follow. In my case, I have an older home with an older circuit box and breakers - my circuit breakers have two clips of equal size that clip to the two hot bars - anyway I followed your instruction to the tee and voila... I changed my 1st circuit breaker ever.
Appreciated the safety tips, it inspired confidence with caution. Noted the music was a little 'spooky' lol, probably appropriate for task at hand.
Just subscribed! My dishwasher and my garbage disposal runs off the same 20amp breaker....it worked fine for years, then all of a sudden running the dishwasher, tripped the breaker... now the breaker wont even turn on from the box anymore. It must be dead now. Using your tips I'm confident to change this breaker out.
This is the best video I have seen on this subject. Great explanation and video work.
This is the fourth breaker change video I've watched, and the FIRST one where the guy didn't work hot. Lotta cowboys out there. This guy is good.
Really helpful. Smart intro about safety. Smart comments on calling a professional if you are uncomfortable. Very useful comment about being able to shut off electricity to a sub-panel by clicking off its source. Great videography too. He showed close-ups when useful. I now feel confident in doing this myself.
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Excellent video! You've demystified the breaker box in 5 short minutes, and given me the knowledge I needed to find and change a faulty breaker myself. Thank you!
A clear, concise and straightforward explanation. Very well done. Thanks.
Thank you! I was convinced this was out of my league and had no confidence to change a breaker. I spent two days trying to fix my water heater and replaced everything before I got the idea maybe this was the problem. I watched this with my son and we both felt like a serious version of the Rock was telling us "You can do it if you try" 3 minutes later I have hot water. Appreciate!
I live in home with an older unit than what was being shown in this video. Helpful to see how an older circuit breaker unit is replaced too.
You are the BEST at explaining this and the video work was wonderful. So detailed! Update 13 hours later: I'm so very grateful that this video exist. I reset the breakers as you suggested and the power is back on the four walls out of five that wasn't working. Thank you so very much for what you do/did and who you are
Omg I love you ( like Godly love) cause this woman here ( me) had problems with the electricity in the living room. O watched your video and then tried your technique and it worked. Thank you so much. You are a life saver.
Very good. Thank you. Your camera shots made it easy to see what you are doing.
Thank You so much. You give me the confidence to do this safely.
Damn. Never saw a woman touching the panel
I loved your safety tips in your video, you talked more about how to safely do this task than other videos which in my book makes you better than the other electricians
thanks Bill for this, heard you are dead, but your work still lives on
Excellent video and professional explanation. Covered everything slowly and articulately. Thanks.
“See these places? See how I’m touching them? Don’t do it. There’s no good reason.” Haha. Only a good reason is a TH-cam video. Great vid.
You can find anything for repairs on youtube and now I feel that I can tackle my breaker box now Thanks
Great video. I just started school to become an electrician and this really gave me a good insight.
Thank you for this video. Later, I will test, and replace, a circuit breaker at my (dumpy) apartment building in Winchendon, MA. Since April 2017, I have no ceiling light. Half of my wall outlet do not function, either! Former Landlord's wife simply blew me off (as being a pesky tenant).
Outstanding teacher. Clear, and very precise. Nice safety talk and very good explanation of how breaker attaches.
Very helpful, yes. The close-up of the contact points was especially useful.
Excellent. Appreciate the close-ups on how it physically attaches to the panel. Makes sense now.
I come to this channel for all my needs!! Best channel ever!!!
Great content and presentation. As I read the comments it is clear that many have benefited from Bill's willingness to pass along his expertise and insight. Sorry to read that he's passed -- but what a legacy he's left helping folks out. Thank you to Bill and his family.
Thanks man. You saved me today. I gor a new hot water heater today and my breaker switch went bad. Just replaced it and now it works.
Just wanted to say thank you! your tip on turning off all the individual breakers before returning power was key to my hubby who doesn't like to mess with electricity to successfully get us kitchen lights back just in time for Christmas since we could not find a local electrician available for the last few days. so Merry Christmas great video perfect instructions!
thank you for this video. the audio quality was great and very well spoken. After seeing about three other videos on this subject this video was much needed.
Thank you so much to explain WHY we need to change breaker. My mom has been complaing that breake is bad because it goes off even when the load is less .
Love and appreciate your attention to detail in teaching more that just changing out the breaker. Especially the reasons why, safety and anatomy of the electric box.TY.
I gave you a thumbs up because you presented information that others didn’t, but all breaker panels are not like yours & things go bad usually because they are old which presents a problem of obtaining a replacement breaker switch. TH-camrs, please let me know if that is a true statement!
This is the absolute best video I've seen on how to replace a breaker. Your details you went through were just what I was looking for. Thank you very much.
Thank you!!!! I really appreciate your clear explanation and close up shots of what you're doing.
Excellent video for a layperson like me. Very clear explanations... you should be teaching :) !
Thank you, the other video i watched did not say anything about turning off the main power switch to the box .
good thing you came here
Wow great vid, short, quick, informative, and to the point. I'm not planning to do this myself but I just wanted to be informed before the electrician comes. Thanks.
VERY clear and straight forward video man. The detail you provided with the bus bar exposed was really helpful. Thank you for making this.
Andy Miller !congested
Just a great, plain old, working level instruction with perfect camera work. Excellent.
Simple, easy, short and to the point. Thank you
Thanks dude. Watched two other videos where they didn't shut off power and I thought that seemed wrong. I appreciate your attention to safety. I certainly didn't research this subject to learn how to use a screwdriver haha.
Outstanding! Thanks so much. Clear tuition logically explained. Your safety instruction was superb. Many thanks.
Wow thank you so much for this. I just save a bunchca money by switching to Geico. LOL 😃
I just found this video. So sorry to hear of your passing. 🙏
Thanks for this! Had to do this in a pinch this evening and got through it easily enough thanks to this video.
I just watched 3 videos before yours. Yours was the best and the safest. Thanks!
Thank you very much. Was very explicit and in plain English.
Coolest background music ever... reminds me of Sega games!
outstanding presentation clear and concise started with Safey First !!!!
Sep 30, 2019 - Still a great video. Thank you for posting!
I just learned from a comment on another one of Bills videos that he has died. This helped me also.
Great video Bill! Nice job, especially explaining the issue with reattaching the wire to the breaker. Great detail to show and your camera angles and all were good too. Really, very nice job.
Good clear view of the Mechanics of how these mechanical contraptions work. I am a Medical Information video/teacher. So I am a fan of CLEAR Communication techniques in Teaching. Good Job Here!! :-)
I've changed breakers before, but needed a refresher before I started. Yours is the best I've seen!
Apparently Bill died in October 2016, this was his last video. Thanks for the helpful info Bill
Robert William (Bill) Newberry November 16, 1977 October 24, 2016 Robert William "Bill" New- berry, 38, of Sand Ridge Road, Howard, passed away Monday, October 24, 2016, at Mount Nittany Medical Center. Born on November 16, 1977, in Delaware, Ohio, he was the son of Donald and Pamela J. Glass Newberry, Jr. Bill was a 1996 graduate of Lock Haven High School. He then served in the United States Marine Corp for four years. On June 19, 2006, he married the love of his life, Tina Palski Newberry. Bill was a self-employed appliance repairman and electrician. He also ran his own You Tube channel. Along with his family, he attended Zion Community Church. Bill enjoyed many hobbies including photography, fishing, working on cars, building computers, and riding his motorcycle. Most important to Bill, though, was the time he spent with his children. Surviving are his parents, Donald and Pamela Newberry, Jr. of Howard; his wife, Tina Newberry, of Howard; his son, Robert William Newberry, Jr., of Howard; his daughter, Josie Marie Newberry, of Howard; three brothers: Danny (Jennifer) Newberry, of Lock Haven, Donnie (Jennifer) Newberry, of Frackville, and Ben (Stephanie) Cross, of Lock Haven; two sisters, Michelle Duffield, of Bellefonte and Pamela Newberry, of Philipsburg; his paternal grandmother, Phyllis Newberry, of Lock Haven; his maternal grandmother, Betty Glass, of Shippensburg; his father-in-law and mother-in-law, Daniel and Leona Palski, of Antes Fort; his brother-in-law, Andrew Palski, of Lock Haven; and many nephews and nieces. A funeral service will be held on Thursday, October 27, 2016, at 3:00 p.m. at the Donald G. Walker Funeral Home, Inc., 231 High St., Flemington with Pastor Scott Brown officiating. Friends and family will be received at the funeral home on Thursday from 1:00 p.m. until the time of the service. In lieu of flowers, his family requests that you follow Bill's example and do a good deed for someone in need.
This is exactly the type of information I was looking for. Thank you for sharing.
Wow, what an excellent, straight forward and safe explanation of how to do this. Good video
Thank you dear!! OMG you really helped me figure a mystery that has been going on for 8 years!! Thanks!!
Very well done video. Speed was perfect, very through and explained each part without skipping needed information. Thank you for making this video. Helped me refresh myself on how to do this. I appreciate you.
Well done video. Clearly covers the basics. Plenty enough tips to warrant viewing even if you have already replaced circuit breakers in the past.
Wonderful safety messages. Everyone should memorize them. Thanks !!
By far the best explanation I've come across! Thank you!
Really helpful... it was great to have this walkthrough before replacing a breaker for the first time! The only additional information that I could ask for is, how to source a replacement breaker. What information is required, exactly. Thanks Bill!
Look at the panel and determine the manuufacturer. Different Manufacturers have different sized breakers even though same amp (e.g. 15, 20) The bad breaker should have a code on it - take a picture of the panel before you go to the store and match up the same type there
Very good and complete video. Very hands on so that even I could understand it and I am still alive to write about. Thanks
Great video! I remember replacing my very first breaker....dude was I nervous.
Omg you are awesome!!! I watched in a few wall sockets and I now have power thanks to you😍🥰. Thank you so much😍😍
Thank you so much! I think I need to replace the switch to power my AC and this is much less expensive than trying to fix the AC itself.
Very, Very Helpful and Clear. Thank you!
great video and great explanation of how to safely change them
Clear. Concise. Most excellent. Thank you.
Great video and wonderful illustration
thank you so much being a new widow i'm finding so much he would have of taken care sooo intimidating
Very good video. Some of the others weren’t clear I had to shut off the main breaker first which didn’t make sense to me.
Must agree.
Excellent explanation.
Thanks for taking the time for producing this video
Excellent! You’re a good teacher.
Great video - Easy to understand! I was waiting for an electrician to come by today to replace a breaker and he was a no-show. Didn't even call me or anything. So, I guess I'll do it myself, thanks to your video! SUBSCRIBING!!
Very good tutorial. Thanks for the safety tips.
I will be using this video to change a 20 amp breaker to 25 amp. Thanks.
A++ video. Great explanations. Great camera work. Superb! Thank You!
Thank you for a very good instructional video : information content and video quality. Please continue to make these videos.
Awesome video. Just saved me a service call. THANK YOU!
Great video! Easy to understand and concise.
Excellent excellent!! Thank you! I am so excited that I can do this. Thanks for all the caution tips!! Wow....so happy!!
thank you much you made it looks very simple
Thank you so much for this! The close-ups of the breaker and bus bar ar very helpful. Much appreciated!
Great instructional video. Very good step-by-step explanations on what to do. Thanks so much for your help!
Thanks! Great advice / video and information! Changed my faulty breaker, easy peasy
Great video. So easy to understand.
Best video I've seen on the subject! I'm a subscriber now! Thank you!