1st off, it is not advisable to replace a 30 amp breaker w/ a 50 amp unless you replaced the wire with a larger size. A larger size breaker does not mean the existing wire can safely carry more power. You probably have #10 wire and will need at least #8.
This breaker is possibly a twin style breaker with all 4 handles built into 1 breaker. I am not all that familiar with Siemens/ITE, but you may not have the proper bus bar configuration for separate 15 amp and a 2 pole breaker in the allotted space.
Sorry for being so detailed, but I take electricity seriously. I am an electrician.
I'm replacing a double 30 amp with a double 50 amp circuit breaker. This is power for an out building.
When I try to remove the double 30 breaker, the 2 15 amp breakers on either side also start to come out. It's like the breakers are fused together. The pic elec-panel3 shows all the breakers together.
Has anyone seen this before? I guess I could just replace the 2 15 amp breakers, but would rather not have to.
Thanks for any tips or suggestions,
John in Denver
Posted by: David Cox <dcwired@att.net>
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