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always use a test meter to ensure the circuit is, in fact, de-energized.
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The switch needs to be double pole and rated the current of the load and for 240 V.
Add 25% so it comes to 42 amps
A low voltage relay will not solve the problem. Even through the relay the current will still be over what the code states is legal for the circuit. The legal wattage applied to a 20 amp circuit is 20 x 240 = 4800. The circuit on electric heat can only be loaded to 80% of the ampacity of the conductor. 4800 x .8 = 3840. However you want to distribute the baseboard heaters, there should not be any more than 3840 watts on the 20 amp 240 volt circuit. If you want to rewire and use #10 wire that is rated at 30 amps then the connected wattage allowed would be 30 x 240 = 7200 x .8 = 5760. A 30 amp circuit is the maximum size that can be used for surface baseboard heating in a single family residence.
There is a high current draw on the circuit and the switch is getting old. Change out the switch, see if you can find a 20 amp switch as the internal contacts are designed to take the higher amperage. Check how many lamps are in the circuit in watts, add them together and use the formula for amps. Amps = Watts/Volts (120).
Answer for USA, Canada and countries running a 60 Hertz supply service.First understand, a circuit breaker doesn't trip on low (60) voltage. It trips on overcurrent, or too many amps being drawn by the circuit.A 60 volt reading in a 120 volt circuit is a typical "backfeeding" reading. You have something miswired. You may have tied into another circuit on the same phase. Go back and disconnect the feed to your 2 additional outlets. Check voltage on the last outlet on the original circuit. If you've got 120 volt, turn the circuit off, then wire in the first new outlet. Do not tie into any other wires other than the wire you ran from the last outlet in the original circuit. Turn the circuit back on and check voltage. You should have 110-120 volt. Then add the second additional outlet as per the above. Do not tie the neutral into any other wire than the one from the original circuit. This should clear your low voltage problem.
Just add the powers so the total power is 240 watts.
The 240 volt receptacle has to have an amperage rating. It is this rating that governs the wire size and breaker size to feed the circuit. The new two pole breaker will be inserted in the 100 amp distribution if space is available and connected to the new wiring that terminates at the new receptacle.
Switch
usually in series
Series circuit? Add 'em!
Add 25% so it comes to 42 amps
A: the rms value will be169 volts add a capacitor and no load 240 volts and the average will be 153 volts
A low voltage relay will not solve the problem. Even through the relay the current will still be over what the code states is legal for the circuit. The legal wattage applied to a 20 amp circuit is 20 x 240 = 4800. The circuit on electric heat can only be loaded to 80% of the ampacity of the conductor. 4800 x .8 = 3840. However you want to distribute the baseboard heaters, there should not be any more than 3840 watts on the 20 amp 240 volt circuit. If you want to rewire and use #10 wire that is rated at 30 amps then the connected wattage allowed would be 30 x 240 = 7200 x .8 = 5760. A 30 amp circuit is the maximum size that can be used for surface baseboard heating in a single family residence.
240 + 40% = 336
An electric oven must be on a dedicated circuit. Unless you already have a 220 Volt circuit available, you will have to run a wire from the fuse panel to the stove. Call a licensed electrician.
There is a high current draw on the circuit and the switch is getting old. Change out the switch, see if you can find a 20 amp switch as the internal contacts are designed to take the higher amperage. Check how many lamps are in the circuit in watts, add them together and use the formula for amps. Amps = Watts/Volts (120).
On a 3 way circuit both switches must be in the same position for the circuit to be complete and the lights to work. When you add a 4/way or intermediate switch to the middle of the circuit the 4/way switch has 2 positions. One position closes the circuit and the other position opens the circuit. In other words the current is passing through or it is not.
Answer for USA, Canada and countries running a 60 Hertz supply service.First understand, a circuit breaker doesn't trip on low (60) voltage. It trips on overcurrent, or too many amps being drawn by the circuit.A 60 volt reading in a 120 volt circuit is a typical "backfeeding" reading. You have something miswired. You may have tied into another circuit on the same phase. Go back and disconnect the feed to your 2 additional outlets. Check voltage on the last outlet on the original circuit. If you've got 120 volt, turn the circuit off, then wire in the first new outlet. Do not tie into any other wires other than the wire you ran from the last outlet in the original circuit. Turn the circuit back on and check voltage. You should have 110-120 volt. Then add the second additional outlet as per the above. Do not tie the neutral into any other wire than the one from the original circuit. This should clear your low voltage problem.