Bryant panel

[John Dirks Jr]

I had a Bryant panel the other day. It is a first for me. Are the bus bars arranged different than usual on this type? The reason I ask is a bridge for a 240v circuit jumped over breakers to tie together with its other leg.

There was a missing bridge on one side, a double tapped breaker, and neutrals sharing terminals.

I'm sure you might be able to find other things wrong too.

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[John Dirks Jr]

Wait. I just realized, could it be the piggy back breakers that threw me off? That would explain why the bridge needed to jump over? Maybe?

[Neal Lewis]

John, it's just a space saving quad breaker. The two poles of the breaker need to grab different busbars.

[John Dirks Jr]

John, it's just a space saving quad breaker. The two poles of the breaker need to grab different busbars.

Ok, I see now. The sticker going across the entire 4 shows that it's just one piece. I hadn't realized that. I thought it was a pair of piggy backs. But then I wondered why the piggy backs would utilize two different amp ratings, I.E. green and grey.

It's a quad. Now it all makes sense.

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