NEMA 14-30R (not 14-30P) to TT-30R?
My garage currently has a 14-30R (not 14-30P) 125/250V receptacle. Is it possible to rewire this to a TT-30R 125V receptacle? I can't seem to find an adapter anywhere.
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Executive wrote:
In VAC terms...
WHITE is ALWAYS Neutral
GREEN is ALWAYS Ground
ANY OTHER COLOR is ALWAYS HOT!
ALWAYS use a tester to VERIFY and turn OFF power before playing with it....Dennis
I have seen orange, yellow, and brown as hots too...more common in commercial applications when pulling multiple circuits in conduit and need to know which is which at both ends.
Residential applications are almost 100% NM cable, and the 10/3 feeding the OPs receptacle will have the standard black/red/white/bare setup.
bobbo wrote:
Replace the breaker with a single pole 120v breaker too.
Issue with replacing the breaker is the one that is there now will be 30A double pole. If the OP changes that to a single pole there will now be an open blank in the cover, creating a safety issue. In this case it's important to cover that hole in the panel with a filler plate compatible with your brand of panel:
The OP may not be comfortable working in the main panel, and in that case there is nothing wrong with using a wire nut to cap the extra hot in the receptacle box and leaving all else alone.
