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Breaker trips after running pool motor about 8 hours the timer and receptacle was changed but I noticed a little bit of rust on the plug to the pool motor should that be changed?
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Breaker trips after running pool motor about 8 hours the timer was changed the receptacle was changed but you noticed a little bit of rust on the plug to the pool motor should that be changed?
Pool motor is overheating and or a short in the motor. You need a professional pool tech to troubleshoot.
Can duplex oulet have one dedicated outlet?
Answer for USA, Canada and countries running a 60 Hertz supply service.Yes, if it is connected with a three wire circuit such as kitchen counter receptacles. In this case both top and bottom of the duplex receptacle are dedicated circuits. An example of a duplex receptacle being the only device in the circuit from a 15 amp breaker is the receptacle for a microwave oven.
How do you run dedicated 240V lines for power tools?
Answer for USA, Canada and countries running a 60 Hertz supply service.One 240 volt receptacle fed from a two pole breaker from the distribution panel. The size of the breaker is determined by the load current and the wire sized accordingly.
Do both the breakers and the outlets need to be GFI if you are running two 15 amp GFI circuits?
If you're using a GFCI breaker then the entire circuit will be protected by just the breaker alone. Every receptacle, switch, etc on that breaker will utilise the GFCI protection. You may have problems with it tripping if you plug in a motor (vacuum, etc) on the circuit.
Can you use two 15 amp single pole breakers in place of a double pole 30 amp breaker?
Yes. An everyday occurrence of this circuitry is in your kitchen counter split receptacles. The top half of the receptacle is a 15 amp circuit and from the same breaker the bottom half of the receptacle is another 15 amp circuit. A two pole single handle breaker is a common trip. If one of the circuits fed from the breaker faults the other connected circuit will shut off also. If you are talking about slot position in a breaker panel, you can remove the two pole breaker and install two single pole breakers.
Is the wire running to a 20amp breaker different from a wire running to a15amp breaker?
Yes, a 20 amp breaker requires AWG # 12 copper wire. A 15 amp breaker requires AWG # 14 copper wire.
How to split 220 volt into two 110 volt?
Answer for USA, Canada and countries running a 60 Hz supply service.Before an explanation of how to do this you should keep in mind that this is for a single receptacle only. If any other receptacles are on the same circuit they will also be changed to 120 volts.The existing two pole breaker in the distribution panel that is to be replaced should not have a larger rating than a 15 or 20 amps. The wire size from that breaker will be #14 or #12 respectively. The final results of this project will leave you with a 15 amp 120 volt receptacle and one spare 15 amp breaker in the distribution panel.That said, OK, any 240 volt outlet can be changed to 120 volt by removing the white wire from the 2 pole breaker and inserting it into the neutral bus bar. Remove the other wire (probably black) from the breaker. Remove the 2 pole breaker from the breaker panel. Install two single pole 15 amp breakers into the hole left by the 2 pole breaker. Leave both of these breakers turned off.Connect the black wire that came off of the 2 pole breaker on to one of the new single pole 15 amp breakers. Re install the cover to the electrical panel, this end is finished. At the old 240 volt receptacle, remove the existing device and install a new 120 volt receptacle.Materials can be purchased at local building supply store. Remember to take the electrical panel data with you so you have the information for the 2 new breakers. Once you have the new 120 volt receptacle installed, identify on the electrical panel door what the breaker is used for. Leave the unused breaker in the off position. Turn the new 15 amp breaker on. Turn the main breaker back on. Test the new receptacle with a lamp to make sure every thing is OK.As always, if you are in doubt about what to do, the best advice anyone should give you is to call a licensed electrician to advise what work is needed.Before you do any work yourself,on electrical circuits, equipment or appliancesalways use a test meter to ensure the circuit is, in fact, de-energized.IF YOU ARE NOT ALREADY SURE YOU CAN DO THIS JOBSAFELY AND COMPETENTLYREFER THIS WORK TO QUALIFIED PROFESSIONALS.
Can a 30 amp dryer receptacle be changed to a 20 amp outlet?
Answer for USA, Canada and countries running a 60 Hz supply service.Yes, this is possible but the two pole 30 amp dryer breaker in the distribution panel will have to be changed to a two pole 20 amp breaker. This is because the maximum legal amount of amperage that the new outlet can handle is 20 amps. The same wire can be used as it should be rated for 30 amps and will easily handle 20 amps. The old dryer receptacle should be a 3 pole 4 wire grounding receptacle NEMA # 14-30R. The proper new 20 amp receptacle should be a 3 pole 4 wire grounding receptacle NEMA # 14-20R. Red wire to the Y terminal, black wire to the X terminal, white wire to the W terminal and green or bare #10 wire to the G terminal.As always, if you are in doubt about what to do, the best advice anyone should give you is to call a licensed electrician to advise what work is needed.Before you do any work yourself,on electrical circuits, equipment or appliancesalways use a test meter to ensure the circuit is, in fact, de-energized.IF YOU ARE NOT ALREADY SURE YOU CAN DO THIS JOBSAFELY AND COMPETENTLYREFER THIS WORK TO QUALIFIED PROFESSIONALS.
How do you change 2 110 amp plugs into 1 220 amp plug?
In an existing situation this can only be done if the 110 volt plug is in a split receptacle configuration. For identification this receptacle will be fed with a three wire cable.This 220 volt receptacle will only have the capacity of 15 amps because of the size of the wire feeding the receptacle.The receptacle that you want to turn into a 220 volt receptacle should be a dedicated circuit (only receptacle on the circuit), if it isn't all the rest of the receptacles on the circuit will also be changed to 220 volts.Answer for USA, Canada and countries running a 60 Hz supply service.Please read this explanation thoroughly twice before doing any electrical work. Do this electrical work only if you feel confident that you can do it safely. If not, then this is the procedure that an electrician would use and you would be able to follow what he is doing.Again an electrician should be your first choice. If you consider doing this the first thing is SHUT THE MAIN BREAKER OFF. Use an auxiliary light source to see when working in a dead panel.Always keep in mind an ARC FLASH ACROSS HOT MAINS HAS ENOUGH HEAT TO PEAL THE SKIN OFF OF YOU.Before an explanation of how to do this you should keep in mind that this is for a single receptacle only, rated at 15 amps at 220 volts. It can only be a 15 amp receptacle because of the existing house circuit wiring is probably a #14 wire that is only rated at 15 amps. If any other receptacles are on the same circuit they also will also be changed to 220 volts.That said OK, any 110 volt outlet can be changed to 220 volt. Locate the white wire from the circuit that you are going to change and remove the white wire from the neutral bus bar.Remove the black wire from the single pole breaker that feeds the circuit that you are going to change.Remove the single pole breaker from the breaker panel.Install a two pole common handle 15 amp breaker into two spare panel slots.If you have no spare slots use the hole left by the old single pole breaker. At this point you will have to relocate an adjacent breaker to make a space for the two pole breaker. Move the single adjacent breaker to a spare slot if you can find one.If there are no spare slots, stop the project, as the project will get complicated and you should leave it to an electrician.It has to do with load balancing.If you are continuing, leave the new two pole breaker turned off.Connect the black wire that came off of the single pole breaker on to the top terminal of the new two pole breaker.Connect the white wire that came off of the neutral bar to the lower terminal of the two pole breaker. Install a piece of black electrician's tape for an identification marker on the old neutral wire.Re install the cover to the electrical panel, this end is finished.At the receptacle end remove the 110 volt receptacle and replace it with a 220 volt 15 amp rated receptacle.Connect the existing two wires to the new 220 volt receptacle and connect the ground wire to the green terminal screw.Materials can be purchased at local building supply store. Remember to take the electrical panel data with you so you have the information for the new two pole breaker.Once you have the receptacle installed, identify on the electrical panel door what the new breaker is used for.Turn the main breaker back on.Test the new receptacle with a voltage tester to make sure you have 220 volts and that every thing is OK.Note; to be compliant with the electrical code, black tape both ends of the old neutral wire to identify it as a "hot" current carrying conductor and not to be mistaken for a neutral wire.As always, if you are in doubt about what to do, the best advice anyone should give you is to call a licensed electrician to advise what work is needed.Before you do any work yourself,on electrical circuits, equipment or appliancesalways use a test meter to ensure the circuit is, in fact, de-energized.IF YOU ARE NOT ALREADY SURE YOU CAN DO THIS JOBSAFELY AND COMPETENTLYREFER THIS WORK TO QUALIFIED PROFESSIONALS.
Convert a 240volt outlet box to a 120volt outlet?
Answer for USA, Canada and countries running a 60 Hertz supply service.Do this electrical work only if you feel confident that you can do it safely. If not then this is the procedure that an electrician would use and you would be able to follow what he is doing. Again an electrician should be your first choice. If you consider doing this the first thing is SHUT THE MAIN BREAKER OFF. Use an auxiliary light source to see when working in a dead panel. Always keep in mind an ARC FLASH ACROSS HOT MAINS HAS ENOUGH HEAT TO PEAL THE SKIN OFF OF YOU. Before an explanation of how to do this you should keep in mind that this is for a single receptacle only. If any other receptacles are on the same circuit they will also be changed to 120 volts. That said OK, any 240 volt outlet can be changed to 120 volt by removing the white wire from the 2 pole breaker and inserting it into the neutral buss bar. Remove the other wire (probably black) from the breaker. Remove the 2 pole breaker from the breaker panel. Install two single pole 15 amp breakers into the hole left by the 2 pole breaker. Leave both of these breakers turned off. Connect the black wire that came off of the 2 pole breaker on to one of the new single pole 15 amp breaker. Re install the cover to the electrical panel, this end is finished. Materials can be purchased at local building supply store. Remember to take the electrical panel data with you so you have the information for the 2 new breakers. Once you have the receptacle installed, identify on the electrical panel door what the breaker is used for. Leave the unused breaker in the off position. Turn the main breaker back on. Test the new receptacle with a lamp to make sure every thing is OK.Before you do any work yourself,on electrical circuits, equipment or appliances,always use a test meter to ensure the circuit is, in fact, de-energizedIF YOU ARE NOT REALLY SURE YOU CAN DO THIS JOBSAFELY AND COMPETENTLYREFER THIS WORK TO QUALIFIED PROFESSIONALS.
How do you connect an electrical appliance with 110 volts to an outlet of 220 volts without using any transformer or any power converter device?
Answer for USA, Canada and countries running a 60 Hz supply service.Do this electrical work only if you feel confident that you can do it safely. If not then this is the procedure that an electrician would use and you would be able to follow what he is doing. Again an electrician should be your first choice.If you consider doing this the first thing is SHUT THE MAIN BREAKER OFF. Use an auxiliary light source to see when working in a dead panel. Always keep in mind an ARC FLASH ACROSS HOT MAINS HAS ENOUGH HEAT TO PEAL THE SKIN OFF OF YOU.Before an explanation of how to do this you should keep in mind that this is for a single receptacle only. If any other receptacles are on the same circuit they will also be changed to 120 volts.The existing two pole breaker in the distribution panel that is to be replaced should not have a larger rating than a 15 or 20 amps. The wire size from that breaker will be #14 or #12 respectively. The final results of this project will leave you with a 15 amp 120 volt receptacle and one spare 15 amp breaker in the distribution panel.That said, OK, any 240 volt outlet can be changed to 120 volt by removing the white wire from the 2 pole breaker and inserting it into the neutral bus bar. Remove the other wire (probably black) from the breaker. Remove the 2 pole breaker from the breaker panel. Install two single pole 15 amp breakers into the hole left by the 2 pole breaker. Leave both of these breakers turned off.Connect the black wire that came off of the 2 pole breaker on to one of the new single pole 15 amp breakers. Re install the cover to the electrical panel, this end is finished. At the old 240 volt receptacle, remove the existing device and install a new 120 volt receptacle.Materials can be purchased at local building supply store. Remember to take the electrical panel data with you so you have the information for the 2 new breakers. Once you have the new 120 volt receptacle installed, identify on the electrical panel door what the breaker is used for. Leave the unused breaker in the off position. Turn the new 15 amp breaker on. Turn the main breaker back on. Test the new receptacle with a lamp to make sure every thing is OK.As always, if you are in doubt about what to do, the best advice anyone should give you is to call a licensed electrician to advise what work is needed.Before you do any work yourself,on electrical circuits, equipment or appliancesalways use a test meter to ensure the circuit is, in fact, de-energized.IF YOU ARE NOT ALREADY SURE YOU CAN DO THIS JOBSAFELY AND COMPETENTLYREFER THIS WORK TO QUALIFIED PROFESSIONALS.
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