I have an AC running on a 15 amp circuit. I asked a question here and the common theme was that I may need to upgrade / fix the circuit.

I'm not sure this is the kind of Transformers board you're looking for

Give her a job at Blackrock Industries.

See, I was going to post that, but I don't have the clout to pull it off.

Years of therapy and get her the hell of Cybertron

But that's how she got broken in the first place.

Slap her across the face and belittle her character. "They're laughing at you!" is a good motivational tool to use.

Does anyone else find it amusing that this person's only other post is a duplicate of one of Greengoblin's threads?

Like a window unit or a full out compressor? Either way, you will probably want to upgrade that breaker to a 30 amp at least, maybe more if it's a central air compressor, but you also want to make sure the cable wired to that AC can handle it. Replacing one is actually pretty easy, shut off the main breaker, give it a few minutes, then you can either unscrew or just pull out the breaker(depending on the box). unscrew the wires and the ground from the old breaker and screw them on to the new breaker, then plug the new breaker back in to the slot solidly, and throw the main back on. A couple of things to make sure of is that you match up the wires correctly(which shouldn't be hard, since they're color coded and there a maximum of three of them).

If you are at all uncomfortable working around electricity, contact an electrician.

It might be a good idea to give her some proper clothes.

Yeah, this is the big thing; You never 'Fix' a circuit breaker, you replace it. You don't wanna bugger around in the guts of one of those.

And just in case this is a serious question: call an electrician. I'm pretty comfortable in junction boxes, wiring up lights, switches, outlets, etc. But anything in the main box, and I call someone. That's just my own comfort level, I realize, but if you don't know what you're doing - enough to ask on *this* board anyway - you probably should be getting a professional.

1. Step away from the breaker.
2. Get off the computer.
3. HIRE SOMEONE WHO KNOWS WHAT THE hug THEY"RE DOING.



Simple process, really.

Agreed. Don't play around with that stuff, its very dangerous.

nice, very nice. Good words of advice there.

"How do I fix this thing with enough voltage and amps to kill me?"
"you don't"

Well, almost. It's more 'YOU don't. Get someone ELSE to do it.'

Pour water on it.

I work in a DIY store, and people come in all the time expecting to be told how to rewire things and replace things. I just tell them to get an electrician.

Wish my dad would heed that advice. I still remember the time he was finishing the basement but wouldn't turn off the power during the wiring process. Went through 3 power drills that summer.

... Jesus.

You're lucky you didn't go through three DADS.

"We're gonna need another Timmy!"


I'll go to the store and ask about the best way to implement an idea I've already had, am okay putting together, and just don't know what parts to use. But if I don't even know what to do with the parts I get, or need any sort of basic level "how-to" on a thing, I know I shouldn't be doing it myself.

There's something to be said for learning, but you've got to do it at the right level, and should ramp up at a comfortable pace. I did too much at my last house, and I'm lucky it all worked as well as it did. These days I'm a lot better about calling in help when I need it rather than killing a whole weekend going back and forth to the store and cursing at stuff I'm not doing a good job with. The idea of "saving money" goes out the window when you've spent too much of your own time and have bought enough parts to make up the difference anyway.

Unless it's a hobby...then it's different. But all that stuff is just "chores" to me, so I call someone if it's not something I already know or think I could quickly learn.

I've grown up around home improvement, architecture, electricians, plumbers, and have a good working knowledge and understanding of electricity, so I'm comfortable with something as simple as a breaker replacement or running the whole box. But, like I said, if anyone isn't comfortable with it, or didn't understand part or all of what I said earlier, call an electrician.

Hell last spring I wired in the 60 amp breaker that runs our furnace, currently. And we'll be relocating that furnace when we move...

We're gonna need another Timmy!

Why do these Greengoblin threads keep turning into serious discussion instead of ending up in Mayhem like they belong?

Edit: DAMN YOU GALENRAFF! GET OUT OF MY MIND!

A hysterectomy.