How To Add a New Circuit Breaker to a Main or Sub Panel

In this video I take you through the process of adding a new circuit into an existing main or sub panel. This process can be slightly different for different panel manufacturers but the basic principles are the same.

How to pull a wire into a panel.
How to install a new breaker.

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Blessings from Minnesota,

Ben

[BenjaminSahlstrom]

You guys are awesome. As an affiliate I earn from qualifying purchases.

[coolhodgepodge]

I am helping a buddy tomorrow add a circuit breaker in his little weekend house in the country. I wanted to refresh my memory and found this is the best instructive video I have ever seen. Thank you!

[bettescaife]

I searched for two hours for a video that explained what I needed to know before I found you! This video should have come up first in my search. Thank you so much for the time you took to explain everything so precisely. You turned what I saw as a terrifying ordeal into the easiest part of my barn light wiring repair.

[danielkerr]

Dude I have to say your channel has been, by far, the most helpful as a new homeowner. I’ve wired a couple music studios with lines for audio so I have a lot of experience with wires in general but shudder at lines that have actual power involved. Watching one of your videos last night I had a breakthrough and started sketching my houses wiring setup on paper. I finally understand what’s happening! I’ll still be consulting professionals for larger jobs but I have a much better understanding of home wiring because of you. Thank you very much for that!

[bigpicture]

Outstanding! Not many have the rare combination of technical depth + presentation skills; this is what makes Ben stand out. The key to great videos is getting the message across to the viewer and making them understand by watching just once. Keep it up!

[stephenwalling]

I've been an electrician for 35+ years, we didn't have some of the tools you do. But always hookup first the ground, then the neutral, then the power. Remember electricity takes the simplest route, so you don't want to be it.

[soil-aint-dirt]

You are a teacher at heart. Well done! Thanks for taking the time to share your ways with us. 👍🏼

[thomashajicek]

Just found your channel as I've been looking to correct some issues in my basement wiring, and yours are by far the best quality videos on electrical work I've seen. And I've watched a lot already!

[ahxishwe]

I love your safety briefing from the beginning, along the way and till the end.

[JaradDowning]

This is the best addition of a circuit breaker I've seen on youtube. Thanks for adding CAFI/GFCI info.

[ssarraf]

I liked using the yellow jacket for labeling and the use of the stripper for taking the yellow jacket off.
Thanks
Keep up the good work!!

[jillrosen]

Excellent video. Clear, concise and full of lots of tips and tricks. Well done!

[dicarlo]

You must be one hell of a nice guy to donate this much time to make a video that is as helpful for those you dont even know! you bet I subscribed!

[willythehero]

First video ever I've viewed on this topic and I clearly understood it all without having to rewind/pause several times. Although I'll stick with installing switches, receptacles & light fixtures, this new knowledge gives me a greater appreciation for what's in that "black box".

[ericzamora]

absolutly amazing, im a very novice beginner to learining how to wire, ive run cables and moved boxes but have always relied on our electrition buddies to wire them to the breaker and this taught me so so much! i now feel almost completly confident to wire to boxes now!

[kevinjones]

I love your channel young man!!! Great tutorials for those of us that are not electrical savvy! Gives great confidence to do things around the house and not pay a fortune, other than for romex these days!!!

[helmo]

Really nice to see how this stuff works across the ocean (I'm from Austria).

Thank a lot Olli

[illestofdemall]

Im my opinion, it's safer and easier to strip the sheathing before you put it in the connector. Just figure out where you need to strip off the sheathing, and strip it. Then put it through your connector until you have enough sheathing coming through. That way you don't need to stick your hands and stripper/utility knife into the panel. I would also recommend to turn your face when turning on your newly installed breaker, just in case there is a fault. You never know if a spark might come out or if a breaker will blow.

[paulmayerpiano]

Great video. Tells people exactly what they need to know and what is important, without a lot of nattering on or information overload. Great self-editing skills.

[alecsithong]

Very well done! Your instructions were clear and concise. I learned quite a bit and gaining little more confidence in doing it. Thank you!