Double Tapped Breaker Fix. How to correct a double tapped breaker. The fixes i m going to list below are a few common ways of dealing with double tapped circuit breakers.
This is the most common repair and it s ridiculously simple. Throw the main breaker to turn off power to the panel throw the offending breaker to be doubly sure you don t electrocute yourself disconnect one set of wires from the breaker and connect them to a new or existing and empty breaker. The offending conductors simply get disconnected from the circuit breaker connected to a single conductor with a wire nut and that single conductor gets connected to the circuit breaker.
Throw the main breaker to turn off power to the panel throw the offending breaker to be doubly sure you don t electrocute yourself disconnect one set of wires from the breaker and connect them to a new or existing and empty breaker.
The offending conductors simply get disconnected from the circuit breaker connected to a single conductor with a wire nut and that single conductor gets connected to the circuit breaker. For this all you need to do is pig tail the two wires with a third extra wire. All you need is a small section of wire and a wire nut. Before you do this however you will need your electrician to make sure your panel can hold the new breaker.
