Accidentally plugged into 220v

twodownzero wrote:

xnizstudio wrote:

twodownzero wrote:

xnizstudio wrote:

twodownzero wrote:

Ed_Gee wrote:

Yup....lots of ignorance here.....one does not plug anything into a 'breaker'. That device simply installs in your house breaker box. The question is what did you actually plug your RV into.....my guess is an electric dryer 220v outlet, many of which will unfortunately mate with an RV 30A 120VAC plug. But glad your damage was held to a minimum. Could have been far more costly!

If you're going to be critical, why don't you at least read the thread before running off at the keyboard?

It was plugged into a 30amp RV outlet wired directly to a dual pole 30amp breaker putting out 220v. It was not a **** electric dryer outlet

I know, I read the thread.

I also am going to say that it has nothing to do with the breaker. If dual pole breaker had been wired to only one side with the other side on the neutral where it belonged, this would have never happened. Obviously double breakers are not made to be installed this way, but it would have worked and provided 120 v to the outlet. The problem was not the breaker; it was the wiring job.

And again... had we knew it was 110v we would have never plugged it in and found the proper way to wire it. But , had I got the single pole breaker as originally planned, this would have never happened. The wiring job was fine. It was wired properly for 220v. Had I plugged a house dryer into it, it would have been fine. There was no wiring issue aside from the fact it should have been a single pole or the wiring could have been hacked to put out 110v had we knew it needed 110v.

If you have no better advice related to surge protector systems or ways I can test for damaged appliances, then I respectfully request for you to mind your own business. Thank you.

The wiring job was not fine, because the receptacle was made for 120 volts. Also, apparently you didn't read my post, which explained to you that it is possible, although not consistent with code, to wire a double pole breaker to a 120 v outlet.

I have always thought electricians were massively overselling what they do for a living, especially when it comes to house stuff. This post has me rethinking that, because if you are seriously blaming a circuit breaker for a miswired 120 volt outlet, it demonstrates that some people just should not be doing this kind of work.

By default, a dual pole breaker puts out twice the voltage. It was wired the same as all the other dual pole breakers in the box. The only way to get 110v from a dual pole breaker is to modify the original wiring layout rather than using the intended wiring scheme. Sure you can get the 110v out of the dual pole, but that’s not how it is intended by default.

It “could” have been prevented, sure. But again if no had went with the single pole, it would have never happened with the default / general wiring of a single pole breaker.

I don’t blame the person who wired it because he’s an HVAC technician that installs breakers and transformers for HVAC units. He had no knowledge of camper RV power requirements. I bought the 30amp dual pole breaker. It’s my fault but I partly blame the sales rep who convinced me to change breakers.

Either way, there’s no need to argue. A mistake is a mistake. Sh*t happens . We live and learn.