# Circuit breaker trouble

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/circuit-breaker-trouble/752509>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [April 17, 2016, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/circuit-breaker-trouble/752509 "2016-04-17T22:35:46Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Omar\_Little](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omar_little/32/269_2.png) [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\
**Post date:** [April 25, 2016, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/circuit-breaker-trouble/752509/21 "2016-04-25T16:18:46Z")

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> [@PoppaSan](#):
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> How do you plan on killing the incoming power feed?

> [@Crushcader](#):
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> electrocution

.😉

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**Post date:** [April 25, 2016, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/circuit-breaker-trouble/752509/22 "2016-04-25T17:47:59Z")

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There are plenty of electrical jobs that can be done by a DIYer with a moderate amount of skill and experience. But if you have to ask if you have enough skill and experience, then you probably don’t, and replacing the main breaker isn’t one of those jobs, anyway.

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