No. Power to all the circuit breakers will be cut off except for the Main power breaker. The Main power breaker (which supplies power to all other breakers and will say 100, or whatever your max breaker box power is, on it )will have power going to it all the time, unless power is turned off outside the house.
no main circuit breker =circuit breaker
Turning the breaker on allows the power to flow through to the outlets, lights, and appliances on that circuit, so yes power goes to and through a turned on breaker. If the breaker is off, but the main power is on, power still get to the breaker, usually from the bus bar that runs down the middle of the back of the breaker box.
The main purpose of a circuit breaker is to protect wiring from overheating and starting fires.
200 amps
yes it is the main breaker
The biggest circuit breaker in any home is the main breaker located in your main breaker panel that is installed where your electrical service cable comes into your home.
It is the main switch in the electrical panel that removes power from the buses, that feed the individual circuit breakers.
Yes, the reason being with no electricity nothing will operate. Leave the main breaker off for a month and your bill will be $0.00
Main circuit circuit breaker
If the fault was on the 20 amp branch circuit, the branch circuit breaker should have tripped, not the main breaker. Call a qualified electrician to check out your wiring.
Protection. They shut off the power to protect the equipment circuits, the main circuits and people.
Protection. They shut off the power to protect the equipment circuits, the main circuits and people.