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Originally Posted by lutzTD
if youre handy, pull the main and then pull the panel off and swap in a different same value breaker to see if it works.
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You can do that too...but do yourself a favor before you go get that replacement breaker...
Check the breaker manufacturer's website and see if they have a "conterfeit" product identification page. I believe "Square D" has one. Make sure the replacement breaker you're getting is truly an "original" and not a fake. I won't name names, but I've pulled two out my facility because they were fake and I just happened to run across both simply by accident. What tripped (sic) me off is that both seemed a bit too "hot" for the load they were carrying. Long story, not told, is that I chucked them (after hammering them to pieces...so no one else would use them by "mistake" again) and went to a real electronics ware-house and got the correct/proper breakers.
Don't buy cheap...buy correct.
Good luck!