VitaminSchnee t1_jbijhpm wrote on March 9, 2023 at 8:03 AM

I was in a situation recently that I needed to replace my power box but after 3 quotes the cheapest electrician wanted 6K which was like 3x as much as I was expecting. I know you are suppose to turn the power off at the street but I was nervous about contacting the power company.

I ended up just doing the replacement live and it worked great. Wrapped a flat head screw driver in electrical tape and disconnected the main power lead into the box then put a cover on each of the large wires.

Basically just copied the breaker sizes and screwed everything back in the same order. Everything cost like 300$ including the box. Downvote me if you want but skilled labor is a joke these days, do it yourself watch all the YouTube videos available then go for it. You could die but probably not.

generalducktape t1_jbix5nx wrote on March 9, 2023 at 11:15 AM

It's not like it's impossible just very sckech one slip up and kaboom i definitely would have pulled the meater out before doing it like though

EtherWhack t1_jbk64pz wrote on March 9, 2023 at 5:06 PM

Just like explained in this video

https://www.fluke.com/en-us/learn/blog/safety/arc-flash-vs-arc-blast

bgardsy t1_jbk2rdg wrote on March 9, 2023 at 4:45 PM

Ridiculous way to get yourself killed.

joe-from-illawong t1_jbjnbno wrote on March 9, 2023 at 3:05 PM

Op hasn't responded so probs didn't make it.

Larrycusamano t1_jblf49w wrote on March 9, 2023 at 9:47 PM

Outstanding. I don't understand the downvotes. This method isn't for everyone, but I've done it myself before. Having said that, I think I'll have the meter pulled and do it myself.