A short instructional monologue advising homeowners to use the thermostat to turn heating/AC off rather than the electrical panel. The speaker emphasizes that the breaker panel is intended for electricians and trained professionals and should only be used in emergencies or when thermostat/breaker faults occur, which should be inspected by an electrician.
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Your thermostat should be all you need to do to turn off your heating and air. There is no situation unless it's a safety hazard and you have to go into your panel to turn off the breaker. There's no reason you should be in that panel. That panel is for electricians and trained professionals because it's dangerous. So if you're not using your heating or ac, just go to the thermostat, turn it off. You don't have to turn off here and then go to the panel and then turn off there. If you turn off at the thermostat, that should take care of it. If you're having a problem and it won't turn off at the thermostat and you have to go to the breaker, that is a problem that needs to be checked out because you shouldn't be in that panel. Again, it's for professionals and it's for your safety not to be in that panel. Now the panel is in your house. So if something were to happen and you had to kill power at the breaker for an emergency, it's there, you can do it. But it's not made for just an on off switch, if you will, for an appliance or your heating air.