โJun-19-2015 08:14 AM
โJun-23-2015 04:57 AM
DrewE wrote:DubV wrote:
If an overload on the one hooked up hot wire will trip the double pole, why do I need to replace it with a single pole? I'm guessing it's to "disconnect" the other capped hot wire?
So far as I know, you don't need to, at least from a safety standpoint. Code might for some rather obscure reason not permit it, or perhaps it just seems untidy to some people (as the dual-pole breaker implies a 240V or 120/240V circuit, not a 120V circuit).
โJun-22-2015 07:56 PM
DubV wrote:
If an overload on the one hooked up hot wire will trip the double pole, why do I need to replace it with a single pole? I'm guessing it's to "disconnect" the other capped hot wire?
โJun-22-2015 05:21 PM
โJun-22-2015 10:28 AM
The only SWD marked c/b's that I know of are Cutler Hammer.Just typing "swd circuit breaker" into a search engine finds:
โJun-22-2015 08:32 AM
MEXICOWANDERER wrote:
At the time I moved south CA code called for 200-amp service in new home construction. Has this changed?
โJun-22-2015 07:58 AM
MEXICOWANDERER wrote:The only SWD marked c/b's that I know of are Cutler Hammer.
At the time I moved south CA code called for 200-amp service in new home construction. Has this changed? I love Mexico! Homes, even wood ones usually have 14-gauge wiring and 30-amp breakers. Single breaker for the whole house. And 12/for $10 grade receptacles. Ground? Whatsa ground? The NOM Mexican "approval" spec for appliances is a joke. Like the refrigerator: Two wire plug and plugged in either way my voltage sensor went nuts when I waved in near the reefer. Ran a wire from the chassis to a foundation stud.
Any discount online sources for SWD breakers. I need to switch several exterior receptacles (done from inside).
โJun-22-2015 07:35 AM
โJun-22-2015 06:58 AM
BurbMan wrote:
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:
โJun-22-2015 05:42 AM
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
bobbo wrote:
Replace the breaker with a single pole 120v breaker too.
โJun-21-2015 12:26 PM
DubV wrote:
Thank you Gents. I assuming the double pole breaker takes 240v to trip vice the single at 120v?
Until I can get my hands on a disconnect, Could I just flip the new breaker after its hooked up?
โJun-19-2015 04:03 PM
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
โJun-19-2015 03:53 PM
smkettner wrote:
Yes. Just put a wire nut on one of the hot connections to cap it off and wire the rest to the new outlet.
โJun-19-2015 02:06 PM
GordonThree wrote:
works for campgrounds... every camp i've ever visited used a breaker as a disconnect switch instead of a proper knife switch.
supposedly a breaker's not supposed to be used as a disconnect since it has a small number of contact closures versus a proper switch, at least I think I read that somewhere.
โJun-19-2015 01:17 PM
DubV wrote:
Thank you Gents. I assuming the double pole breaker takes 240v to trip vice the single at 120v?
DubV wrote:
Until I can get my hands on a disconnect, Could I just flip the new breaker after its hooked up?