Help needed with Cutler-Hammer breaker
#1
04-07-03, 07:18 PM
Help needed with Cutler-Hammer breaker
I am adding a circuit for a microwave. I have run 12 guage wire and will be using a 20 amp breaker. The breakers in my box are Cutler Hammer. I looked at one of the other 20 amp breakers in the box, and it said class CTL, type CH. I found these at Home Depot. The problem is that the metal part that snaps onto the power bar doesn't seem wide enough to snap onto the part it is supposed to. Did I get the wrong size somehow? It sure seems like its the right kind. Do I need to stretch the opening on the breaker with a screwdriver before installing? Thanks.
#2
04-07-03, 08:50 PM
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Like many manufacturers (e.g., SquareD), Cutler Hammer makes more than one kind of panel and more than one kind of breaker. All of their breakers are not compatible with all of their panels.
Do not modify the breaker with your screwdriver. Consult the label in your panel, or call the manufacturer, for compatibility information.
Do not modify the breaker with your screwdriver. Consult the label in your panel, or call the manufacturer, for compatibility information.
#4
04-08-03, 07:54 AM
Originally posted by mcjunk
Believe the Cutler Hammer CH breakers have a tan colored handle. Cutler Hammer also sells a BR breaker (formerly Bryant) that has a black handle. Did you get the right breaker?
Believe the Cutler Hammer CH breakers have a tan colored handle. Cutler Hammer also sells a BR breaker (formerly Bryant) that has a black handle. Did you get the right breaker?
#6
04-08-03, 08:55 AM
Originally posted by John Nelson
Sounds like you may just need to push harder.
Sounds like you may just need to push harder.
#7
04-08-03, 07:35 PM
I bought 2 20-amp Cutler Hammer breakers couple days ago. I could only install one. The gap of the other one was too big such that it didnt hold on to the hot bar. I exchanged it for one that had a correct gap. I suggest you return it for a good one. I now look at the gap to see if it is about right before I take it to the counter.
#8
04-10-03, 07:22 AM
OK, I got it to work. I took one of the existing breakers and moved it to the open spot. Then I took my new breaker and installed it where the other one was. I am all set now. I am going to have the city electrical inspector come tomorrow to bless my work before I mud up the drywall.
