Main Breaker

[TnJ]

Hello,
The 30 amp main breaker on the shore power (120V) side of the panel of my 1984 H31 is on the fritz and needs replacing. West Marine has a 30A breaker but it's different than mine. Mine is a double-pole but only has a toggle on the left half. The one WM has is also a double-pole but has two toggles and they are tied together to act as one. Can I use this to replace mine? Drilling another hole in the panel is no problem, but I want to make sure it's electrically ok. Also, mine has a terminal on the back that has a green wire (I assume ground) connected to it. Their's doesn't have this terminal. If I can't use their's, does anybody know where I might find what I need? Any help with this would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Ted Vaughn, Atlantic City, NJ

 

[Steve Dion]

Call Hunter

Call Hunter, they can usually help you out. You may be able to find the mfg on the old one too.

 

[GuyT]

Same thing

The two breakers are the same - the fact that one has two toggles and the other has one does not mean they are different - that is only the mechanism that you see when you flip the breaker on and off.

Just make sure the current rating is the same - you'll be fine.

The surprizing thing to me is that you only have two poles on your main. I have three - the third is a ground.