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Fasten the Breaker Screws

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What happens here

Using a Milwaukee Fuel impact driver equipped with a 5/16 inch nut driver bit and a magnetic holder, carefully drive in the retaining screws. The magnetic holder helps prevent screws from dropping into the panel. As a safety precaution, always use only one hand while working inside an electrical panel, even when the power is off, to avoid inadvertently creating a conductive loop with your body. Drive the screws until the drill 'catches' them, meaning they are snug but not overtightened. Overtightening can damage the breaker or the bus bar connections.

Goal: Secure the circuit breaker to the bus bar.

Tools and materials

  • 5/16 inch Nut Driver Bit — Attaching to the impact driver to tighten the screws
  • Magnetic Holder — To hold the screws on the nut driver bit and prevent them from falling
  • Siemens Bolt-On Breaker Siemens — The circuit breaker being installed

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breaker, and it's going to stay there. Take my 5/16inch 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. Yep. 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 catch it. So, now our breaker is in.

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