Is pulling a cable and connecting it to a breaker a DIY job?

I had an older water heater and last week it kept tripping the breaker. I replaced heating elements and thermostat, but that didnt solve anything. I got fed up and bought a new water heater. I got that all hooked up, flipped the breaker and a minute later the breaker tripped again. I decided to replace the breaker thinking it might have went bad, but when i opened the breaker box I saw the cable attached to it was melted/charred. So I think the obvious thing to so is replace the breaker and run a new wire. I've done basic electrical work, but have never connected cable to breaker. It seems really straightforward, but my wife is freaking out and asked me to call an electrician. Is this a DIY job? Or should I call an electrician? I was thinking that I would remove old wire and pull the new one myself, would an electrician be up to just connecting a wire to a breaker? submitted by /u/Effective-Window-922 [link] [comments]

May 17, 2025 - 19:20

I had an older water heater and last week it kept tripping the breaker. I replaced heating elements and thermostat, but that didnt solve anything. I got fed up and bought a new water heater. I got that all hooked up, flipped the breaker and a minute later the breaker tripped again. I decided to replace the breaker thinking it might have went bad, but when i opened the breaker box I saw the cable attached to it was melted/charred. So I think the obvious thing to so is replace the breaker and run a new wire. I've done basic electrical work, but have never connected cable to breaker. It seems really straightforward, but my wife is freaking out and asked me to call an electrician.

Is this a DIY job? Or should I call an electrician? I was thinking that I would remove old wire and pull the new one myself, would an electrician be up to just connecting a wire to a breaker?

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