Hi everyone,
I have a question to ask about replacing a circuit breaker that's shorting out. I need to replace a Bryant circuit breaker that is a quad...it's has both a 20 amp switch and 30 amp switch on it. My hot water heater and dryer is hooked up to this breaker.
I went looking around today at Home Depot for a replacement, but I can't find a quad breaker that has both 20 amp and 30 amp The closest I found was a quad that has two 30 amp switches on it. Would there be a problem if I replaced the old breaker with this one they have at Home Depot? I talked to a guy who works there, I'm not sure how knowledgeable he is, but he told me that while the breaker would work as a replacement to the other one, it might overload the circuits because it's not a 20 amp+30 amp quad breaker but a 30 amp+30amp. I looked around at a couple of other stores, but I can't find an identical match to replace the old breaker. So, I was just wondering if there would be any real problem replacing it with the breaker I found at home depot (I'm not sure why there would be a problem...but that's why I'm asking) , or if I should just have another breaker special ordered over internet to be on the safe side?
thank you