Main breaker for Siemans load center G2020MB1100
#1
01-06-15, 03:11 AM
Main breaker for Siemans load center G2020MB1100
Attempting to find a replacement main breaker 100amp for a load center Siemans G2020MB1100 single phase 120/240v
All the sites i have gone to are asking me to register and give all my information just to find out what replacement part number i need. Getting upset and frustrated.
How can I find out what replacement breaker part number i need for this load center.
I have tried going to Siemans but their site is huge and can't find what i need.
Thank you so much
All the sites i have gone to are asking me to register and give all my information just to find out what replacement part number i need. Getting upset and frustrated.
How can I find out what replacement breaker part number i need for this load center.
I have tried going to Siemans but their site is huge and can't find what i need.
Thank you so much
#2
01-06-15, 06:01 AM
Member
Can you take a picture of the breaker with the cover off?
It seems to be just a 2 pole 100 amp breaker. Just need to see how it's tied down.
Does your panel look like this?
https://www.flickr.com/photos/884165...n/photostream/
It seems to be just a 2 pole 100 amp breaker. Just need to see how it's tied down.
Does your panel look like this?
https://www.flickr.com/photos/884165...n/photostream/
#3
01-06-15, 07:53 AM
I believe the panel does look like that. The basement was dark and the cover was off the panel. The panel is in my friends house that he is renovating and he is away on business. I told him I would order the breaker and we can put it in when he gets back. I do not have keys to the house to take a picture.
#4
01-06-15, 08:12 AM
Forum Topic Moderator
If the main is the same as current panels it may be cheaper to buy the whole panel vs just the breaker.
#6
01-06-15, 08:38 AM
Member
Here is a link to Siemens load centers page 11 and I think around page 30 that panel seems to cross reference to a S2020B1100,that may not be a field replaceable breaker,just curious why do you want to replace the MB? I think PC is right it may be cheaper to replace, maybe the interior of a new panel might fit existing,but it's doubtful with new space requirements. http://www.downloads.siemens.com/dow...id1=BTLV_39296
Geo
Geo
#7
01-06-15, 08:55 AM
Member
Most breakers have a small white label with very small print that somewhere on the label has the breaker Type. If it is a Type QP, it is probably a common plug-in 2-pole breaker that can be bought for around $35 at most box stores. I believe that catalog number is Q2100, but I cannot say that for certain. It is somewhat rare to find a failed main breaker and sometimes in the process of failing heat from the breaker may have damaged the bus which would require a complete panel replacement. This is an aluminum bus Siemens panel, it would be worth checking it closely.
#9
01-06-15, 09:03 AM
Member
if that is the correct catalog number, it looks reasonable.
Siemens 100 Amp SIE Main Conversion Kit Breaker-MBK100A - The Home Depot
Siemens 100 Amp SIE Main Conversion Kit Breaker-MBK100A - The Home Depot
#10
01-06-15, 02:42 PM
Member
Check this link out, if this is your panel you maybe in luck as the other guy's have suggested.my first post may have been a little misleading.
http://www.reynoldsonline.com/DOCUME...100CU_Spec.pdf
Geo
http://www.reynoldsonline.com/DOCUME...100CU_Spec.pdf
Geo
#11
01-06-15, 02:57 PM
He told me to order the MBK100A and we will see if it works when he gets back from his trip.
Thank you all for your assistance with this issue. I feel better now and so does he. Once we are there we can see if we have the right one before we even start by looking at it.
Thank you all for your assistance with this issue. I feel better now and so does he. Once we are there we can see if we have the right one before we even start by looking at it.
#14
01-07-15, 03:21 AM
Member
If your panel is like the one in the picture I posted, that main won't work.
That breaker is for a panel where the main breaker is in the middle like this one.
http://cdn3.volusion.com/smwxr.zwcqj...64371075-2.jpg
That breaker is for a panel where the main breaker is in the middle like this one.
http://cdn3.volusion.com/smwxr.zwcqj...64371075-2.jpg
#16
01-07-15, 05:09 AM
No Geochurchi I have not checked the load with a clamp on meter. was just going to replace the breaker because there is hardly anything running in the house; gas stove, no dryer, a few lights and one space heater, tv, computer and cable box, refridge and that is about it. so did not think it was drawing too much amps.
#17
01-07-15, 03:57 PM
UPDATE: Today I got the keys and changed out the entire panel with a new one.
I spoke to him on the phone and told him no reason to take chances.
Thank you to everyone for their help and suggestions. Very much appreciated.
I spoke to him on the phone and told him no reason to take chances.
Thank you to everyone for their help and suggestions. Very much appreciated.
