Commercial Electrician Tips, how to install Bolt-On Circuit Breakers , 3 Phase #electrican

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This project details the process of installing a Siemens bolt-on circuit breaker into a Siemens P1 commercial electrical panel. The key steps involve safely inserting the breaker into the pre-existing bus bars and then securing it using a 5/16-inch nut driver, followed by proper torqueing to ensure a secure and safe electrical connection. Emphasis is placed on safety precautions, such as ensuring power is off and using a one-hand technique to avoid creating a circuit through the body.

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this is a seaman P1 panel okay this is the largest panel at Seaman makes uh this is a seaman bolt-on breaker okay so if you notice it doesn't have captive screws like Square D does so the screws are already into the bus which we have removed make sure power is off all right and now I'm going to set the breaker and it's going to stay there take my 5/16 in nut driver with a magnetic holder I always use one hand because I don't want to create a loop even though the panel is off just one hand one screw at a time carefully go in now you don't need to overtighten it in that point I like to use a nut driver not going crazy with the drill mhm I'm letting the drill patch it so now our breaker is in we're going to torque these with a torque wrench and then what I'll do now is I'll

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