this post was submitted on 12 Jan 2025
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I need to replace a faulty breaker. Here's a picture of my main breaker box. There's no master switch that I can see that shuts off power to all of the breakers.

Following the line up and out of the box, it runs along the basement ceiling and out through a hole in the foundation.

Let me know if you need to see something else.

Edit. Resolved! I found a master switch on the outside of the house in a panel adjacent to the meter. Weird that anyone can just walk up to my house and turn all of the power off.

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[–] CrayonRosary 1 points 1 month ago

Weird that anyone can just walk up to my house and turn all of the power off.

That's the horror movie feature. Also, it's safer for murderers to flip a switch than cut a wire. Please think of the murderers.

[–] x00z -3 points 1 month ago

I guess it's the 70 amp one.

That would make the:

  • 15 amps for lighting
  • 20 amps for room sockets
  • 30 amps for washing machine and kitchen appliances
[–] [email protected] -4 points 1 month ago

If you don't need to turn the power back on, you can turn off all the power by throwing a gallon or two of water at it.

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