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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 appliances
always use a test meter to ensure the circuit is, in fact, de-energized.
IF YOU ARE NOT ALREADY SURE YOU CAN DO THIS JOB
SAFELY AND COMPETENTLY
REFER THIS WORK TO QUALIFIED PROFESSIONALS.
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 12y agoi am an techniction and i know that is no difference between 220 and 110 volt switches.only you should check the ampers of lightes and max amp of switches.
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Can a dryer outlet be converted to 2 separate circuits?
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Can you replace 240 volt service with two 110 volt service?
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How do you split up a 240 volt outlet for 110 power?
A 220 outlet will have one neutral (white) and two hots (black and red normally) just use the neutral and just one of the two hot wires. Careful where you do this because normal 110 breakers are 15 or 20 amp and normally 220 breakers tend to be either 30 amp for a dryer or 50 amp for a stove.
What happens when two wires are connected?
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Can you use a 220 breaker in place of 110 breaker on 110 service?
Answer for USA, Canada and countries running a 60 Hz supply service.Breakers are rated in amperage and by the amount of poles that they have. Your classification of a 220 breaker is described in electrical terminology as a two pole breaker.Choosing the amperage of the two pole breaker depends upon the 220 volt load that it feeds.Two pole breakers for 220 volt loads.Single pole breakers for 120 volt loads.If the service is only 120 volt then every other bus bar in the panel will be energized. If the panel is a 120/240, then every bus bar in the panel will be energized.This is how and why a 240 volt load requires a two pole breaker.To the answer, yes you an use a two pole breaker in a 120 volt service but only one side of the breaker will have voltage on it depending on where it is situated in the panel board.
How do you produce 120V lines from 240V lines without using a transformer?
220 volt AC current is achieved by having two 110 volt lines with opposite waves or phases. One line will be positive while the other is negative then they flip or alternate 60 times a second (60 hertz). When connecting a volt meter to each of these lines it will read 220volts. Connecting a volt meter from either line to ground will read 110. I don't know if your question is backwards, but in a home you shouldn't have any lines that read 220 volts to ground. In a business or shop there can be 240 volt lines which combined can make 480 for industrial equipment. If your 220 is an older style and only has two hots and a ground (red,black,bare/green) you can't make a 110. If your 220 has 2 hots (red,black), a neutral (white), and a ground (bare/green), you can get 110 from either of the hots (black,red) to neutral (white).
If there are 110 kids and each kid has two bags how many bags altogether?
110 x 2 = 220. 220 bags.
What is a 220 volt outlet?
A 220 oulet line carries two 110 vold lines and a ground wire. The outlet is shaped differently than the standard household (110) outlet, usually having at least one (plug-in) prong 90 deg to the other, sometines two of the prongs. This type is usually found in a utility room for dryers, most of which use 220 power.
How do you connect 2 110 volts brown wires two blue wires and two ground wires in a 220 volts fuse box to converts 110 into 220 volts?
The specific colours of brown and blue suggests that this is a question from the UK or European area. On checking the IP address it shows that the question comes from Uruguay. 110 volts is not a common voltage to this area, so that 110 volts can not be converted to 220 volts because 220 volts is the common working voltage. If the question is asking about using 120 volt equipment in that country see related links below.
How much can you save between 110 volt ac unit to 220 volt?
The primary reason one would use 220 volts would be to reduce the current by 1/2. This allows smaller wire and breaker. However, you are charged by the kilowatt hour which will likely be about the same for the two voltages. The only advantage might be that the 220 volt unit might cost less and possibly have a higher efficiency. You just need to compare the kilowatt hr ratings for the two units. The voltage is essentially irrelevant without additional information.
Can you use a 120 volt appliance in a 110 volt house?
Yes, the two voltages are in the same voltage range.
