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BobnSofi
Explorer
Feb 12, 2019

Electric Heater lowers Voltage ??? HARMFUL ???

Hi All, we are full timing and use and electric space heater. This causes a voltage drop (according to the cheap voltage meter plugged into a bathroom outlet). The space we are in has 50amp, 30a...
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MrWizard
Moderator
Feb 12, 2019
50 amp is 230vac Single Phase
Two hot legs one neutral, standard residential service

(technically 120v is split phase, only one leg of the power that is coming to your house)

Industrial / Commercial 3 phase uses three Hot Legs and NO NEUTRAL
There is no such thing as two phase power in the USA

This discussion comes up almost every time somebody mentions 50 service

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