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Originally Posted by cabmandone
First, what panel doesn't have a main breaker? If there's nothing killing power at the panel, have that fixed. Having said that, turn off the breaker you need to pull, remove the wires, remove the breaker, install the new breaker, reconnect wires, turn on new breaker. Gloves? Not sure what good they really do. I never kill power at the main breaker when changing or adding breakers.
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You can order a panel MLO - Main Lug Only with no main breaker.
Typically if the panel is more than 10’ from the service entry point, you need an external breaker.
Thats the set up I have at home.