30A/20A pedestal
For some reason I'm drawing a blank though I could wire a complete house and have done so in the past. Installing a 30A/20A pedestal with breakers at my daughter's house. I want to have full use o...
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smkettner wrote:BurbMan wrote:
Just to clarify....when you say "double breaker", you need one like this that is two breakers with a common trip.
I don't think you need a common trip if the termination points are separate.
Common trip IIRC is for 240v or 120/240 service to a single outlet.
NEC requires a common trip breaker if using a shared neutral for two circuits. Common trip is also used for 240V circuits.
Wa8xm, "10/3" refers to 3 conductors plus ground. You don't count the ground as a conductor in NM or UF cable. So, 10/2 has black/white/bare ground, 10/3 has black/red/white/bare ground.
