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DIY & Home Improvement

rubbersole

(9,922 posts)

8. Yep.

Reply to Meadowoak (Reply #2)

Sun Nov 6, 2022, 02:01 AM

Nov 2022

If your breaker panel is a Federal Pacific brand - the breakers often won't "trip" when overloaded. Your appliance and the wire feeding it won't be protected in case of a problem. A qualified electrician is worth the price if only for peace of mind.

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Help Doesn't an electric range require a separate breaker switch? [View all] Grasswire2 Nov 2022 OP

oh wait.....does a 220 switch look different? Grasswire2 Nov 2022 #1

Yes it does. nt Phoenix61 Nov 2022 #3

220 breaker Timewas Nov 2022 #4

An electric range requires it's own 220 volt circuit 40 or 50 amps Meadowoak Nov 2022 #2

THIS. 100 TIMES THIS!!! relayerbob Nov 2022 #6

Yep. rubbersole Nov 2022 #8

Absolutely! relayerbob Nov 2022 #5

stupid me -- I assumed it was a switch like that for refrigerator or plugs. Grasswire2 Nov 2022 #7

Not all breakers are labeled. usonian Nov 2022 #9