sepefrio Posted May 9, 2008 Report Share Posted May 9, 2008 First off, as you can see, I couldn't remove the panel because of the shelf installed over it. Also, every outlet in the house, except one, that I tested show as Open ground. As such I referred the panel and the outlets to an electrician. But, lets say you open a panel and see a screw like this. Would you go further? Is there a reason for this? Top right breaker. Image Insert: 395.33 KB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon Whitmore Posted May 9, 2008 Report Share Posted May 9, 2008 The panel is back- fed. The service wires run to the breaker and the breakers supply power to the bus bars. The breakers must be secured in place so they can't pop free. If that breaker popped off the bus, the breakers would still be hot which would be a pretty good safety issue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sepefrio Posted May 9, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 9, 2008 So my gut was right. Even if I could have opened it, I shouldn't? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randynavarro Posted May 9, 2008 Report Share Posted May 9, 2008 No. It's ok to open it. The job of the screw is to keep that breaker from falling out. Removing the dead front cover would be very easy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon Whitmore Posted May 9, 2008 Report Share Posted May 9, 2008 I love those panels that have pins(?) holding the deadfront in place. It just makes my job that much easier/ safer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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