With all due respect -- since your initial response was to an obvious newbie
you were in effect suggesting it.

I prefer to respond VERY cautiously to someone who has just bought a book at
K-mart on BASIC home wiring.


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"Jay Stootzmann" wrote in message
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While I see your point -- I would consider it irresponsible to suggest to
a NEWBIE that it would normal for them to replace a bkr in a panel
without throwing the mains off.

Right. But no one sugested that.