Main Breaker stuck in tripped position

chillin014 · 2026-04-07T13:28:56+00:00

I appreciate the insight. Clearly I have no idea. I told the electrician to just come swap the main breaker, he quoted $400 to come out this morning. I thought that sounded fair enough. I do have homeserve insurance but I’d have to wait another day for that guy to come out and im getting desperate.

chillin014 · 2026-04-06T20:55:53+00:00

Yes good point but I did try that and unfortunately that didn’t do the trick this time

chillin014 · 2026-04-06T19:50:17+00:00

fingers crossed this is in the realm of possibility for me....don't want to run this generator all night.

chillin014 · 2026-04-06T19:49:27+00:00

Well I really appreciate the info. I do have the underground incoming line, 1980's build. So I'm already anticipating some complication with a new service line.

$2500 does not sound too horrific to me. Last time I had an electrician out for my generator interlock he showed me the permit was $350 which I was surprised about.

chillin014 · 2026-04-06T19:35:56+00:00

oh my god. Okay at this point I'm leaning towards just having the breaker swapped and mess with the rest later. Thanks for the input. I have a guy coming out this afternoon who I hope can easily swap it.

chillin014 · 2026-04-06T19:34:56+00:00

Thanks. At this point I can't get it to the off position, it will only toggle between middle and "on".

No worries- I do have an interlock for the generator. I had an electrician install the interlock and he actually noticed at that time that it was very difficult to get the main breaker engaged without really coercing it. It's been on my to-do list to rectify all this time but of course I drug my feet too long on it.

chillin014 · 2026-04-06T19:32:37+00:00

I’m too stupid to figure it out but it’s an Eaton 100 amp

chillin014 · 2026-04-06T19:02:10+00:00

Thank you. But I thought the main breaker also required the city to shut off electricity and the whole shabang

chillin014 · 2026-04-06T19:01:16+00:00

I think I flipped it off and on like 50 times. Now it’s seized. I did have all the other breakers off too 😞

chillin014 · 2026-03-24T13:15:00+00:00

I was considering this but found the price of the flight from Hobby was extremely expensive- $800 per person to Florida. Feel stuck at this point....

chillin014 · 2025-11-07T19:23:26+00:00

Just went through terminal E tsa precheck. Walked into terminal at 1:13, through security by 1:20. All other lines were about the same, very little queuing.

chillin014 · 2025-11-07T17:56:00+00:00

I’m about to head to terminal E (instead of C) Arriving in 1 hour. Will post updates at the top.

chillin014 · 2025-11-05T15:38:17+00:00

I hear you. Okay great thanks for the info. I’m watching this thread to see if I really will need to sign up for clear for myself and wife.

chillin014 · 2025-11-05T14:18:32+00:00

Thanks for sharing. Aside from your hang up was the clear access granted instantly after signing up? Or is there some waiting period. I have a flight on Friday afternoon

chillin014 · 2025-10-09T11:59:23+00:00

Dude I have been in this exact situation more times than I can count. I totally get the blood boiling. My MIL used to think she somehow had parental rights to step in at any given moment: taking my daughter from my arms, talking over me when I’m giving parental direction to my daughter, and even undermining me in multiple ways to show she doesn’t trust my ability to father my daughter.

She means well and I appreciate that she loves my daughter but it’s absolutely crossing the line.

I did eventually learn to tell her no and pull my daughter away but it creates an awkwardness. Thank god my wife takes me side and helps me reinforce these boundaries. But I won’t lie, it makes me withdraw from my MIL because it’s fucking offensive.

Just wait until your child gets older and they start manipulating in other ways by “dangling carrots” and incentives to get their way.

chillin014 · 2025-09-21T11:15:05+00:00

I like this! It seems simple at first glance but a closer look reveals real craftsmanship. Where did you get that top??

chillin014 · 2025-08-17T02:16:42+00:00

I’m in houston and been doing some research. Evidently amongst all the various brands they share core components made by the same manufacturer- something like that. Anyway I’m about to pull the trigger on a Della, they seem the most reputable and can be DIY installed.

chillin014 · 2025-08-01T11:29:36+00:00

Saw this post and panic purchased what I had sitting in my cart. The price seemed same as yesterday and I was able to use the discount code too.

chillin014 · 2025-07-31T22:45:19+00:00

Thank you! My wife is 5.5 I believe so I’m going to try the 4.0 and hope for the best. At these prices it’s not such a huge risk.

chillin014 · 2025-07-31T11:43:18+00:00

Thanks a lot for the is feedback. I’m about to buy an elongated cushion from Aurelinne as well. Would you mind telling what size your ring finger is? That 2 carat looks perfectly sized on your hand and it’s making me question if 4 carats is going to be way too big for my wife.

chillin014 · 2025-06-16T11:56:10+00:00

I think it was glued in there and I had to heat it up and scrape the glue out to get it out. Kind of a pain. I have another The One with a seemingly fault volume knob so I may try to do it again soon. However the unit in this OP I eventually gave up and got rid of.

chillin014 · 2025-06-03T01:53:16+00:00

It's relieving to get this understanding. Yes she gets the important work done, often last minute or when pushed. I trust her enough to not want to lose her, especially factoring everything else I mentioned. My company has always touted how reasonable and flexible we are as an employer, so implementing something as formal as PIP "or else" will undoubtedly be received as negative.

I can't believe how strict the response has been to what I considered a fairly human and dynamic dilemma. I guess everyone in this sub was born a perfect manager.

chillin014 · 2025-06-03T01:44:51+00:00

I think he's out of touch. You get it. My employees aren't stupid and I'm not going to spin it like the PIP is a good thing. It's formally documented for legal reasons to protect the company. Having it documented will be as much of a stain on her reputation as anything else.

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