Ahhhh...thanks for the updated video! I think I found what's wrong. Your old video did not specify on the "voltage range" of the prospective bad breaker. My double breaker is reading 120 on one section, but like 47 on the other. Moreover, the music on your old video was not pleasant to listen to. LOL!!!!
Yea, when I first made this I thought music would be cool, you know production value. In the coming months I am going to redo all my videos so the copyright strangle holds will be gone, then I will go onto make more videos. Glad this helped you out.
Omg my electrician tested my double pole breaker and it reads 240v between the two legs, and 120v on one leg. Then he told me the breaker is bad and needs replacement. Is he trying to rip me off?
I'm reading around 44volts on a single pole 15amp breaker with one black cable in it. Is that a normal read for a 15amp circuit? or am I reading it wrong with the multimeter?
This test assumes the breakers tested are all in the "on" position, which means that you are working with live circuits. What you didn't tell us is the safe way to replace the bad breaker, which would include cutting off all power coming into the breaker box, and getting a new breaker that is an exact match, electrically and physically, for the bad breaker. Throwing that bad breaker away would be a big mistake, because if you are going to buy a replacement locally, you'll need to take it with you so that the electrical supply house can match a new one to it. It is often a difficult or time-consuming task to find a suitable replacement breaker for an older breaker box, many of which were manufactured by a firm that has either gone out of business, or discontinued making and selling replacement breakers that fit into their older boxes, so keeping the bad breaker is especially important if you have to go online to try to find one. Also, take a picture of the identifying information on the breaker box to help in finding a new breaker. Links to videos made by you or someone else, which address these issues, would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks for your video. It is direct and simple for a homeowner to understand.
Love it. Short and to the point. Thanks for making.
Wow just what I needed will do the voltage test.
Great video !!!
Ahhhh...thanks for the updated video! I think I found what's wrong. Your old video did not specify on the "voltage range" of the prospective bad breaker. My double breaker is reading 120 on one section, but like 47 on the other. Moreover, the music on your old video was not pleasant to listen to. LOL!!!!
Yea, when I first made this I thought music would be cool, you know production value. In the coming months I am going to redo all my videos so the copyright strangle holds will be gone, then I will go onto make more videos. Glad this helped you out.
Omg my electrician tested my double pole breaker and it reads 240v between the two legs, and 120v on one leg. Then he told me the breaker is bad and needs replacement. Is he trying to rip me off?
Aw no epic soundtrack
I turn on Aerosmith's Back In The Saddle while watching this video.
Thanks !!!
What's a "main breaker"
Excellent video. Short and to the point. Maybe change the title to "How to test single and double-pole breakers"
I'm reading around 44volts on a single pole 15amp breaker with one black cable in it. Is that a normal read for a 15amp circuit? or am I reading it wrong with the multimeter?
This test assumes the breakers tested are all in the "on" position, which means that you are working with live circuits. What you didn't tell us is the safe way to replace the bad breaker, which would include cutting off all power coming into the breaker box, and getting a new breaker that is an exact match, electrically and physically, for the bad breaker. Throwing that bad breaker away would be a big mistake, because if you are going to buy a replacement locally, you'll need to take it with you so that the electrical supply house can match a new one to it. It is often a difficult or time-consuming task to find a suitable replacement breaker for an older breaker box, many of which were manufactured by a firm that has either gone out of business, or discontinued making and selling replacement breakers that fit into their older boxes, so keeping the bad breaker is especially important if you have to go online to try to find one. Also, take a picture of the identifying information on the breaker box to help in finding a new breaker. Links to videos made by you or someone else, which address these issues, would be greatly appreciated.