Appreciation post: Stood firm on a shady panel upgrade offer

Guy wanted me to use older breakers to save him a few bucks. I laid out the overload risk and used new ones. He grumbled but the job is safe now.

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Almost learned that the hard way once, lol. Changed my mind.

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Actually, breakers don't really wear out from age like that. It's more about how many times they trip.

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My panel still has the breakers from the Carter administration.

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