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You will have to buy a 240 V breaker that fits in your electric panel. Look for brand of breaker. It will require two slots in the panel and the panel must support 240 V. You can usually tell by looking at the feed wires from the meter. There will be three thick wires and a ground. Usually Black and Red are the 240. The panel is designed so that every other slot is on a separate leg. There is 120 V between white and either black or red feed wires. A 240 V breaker is wider to bridge two bus bars. There will be two terminals on the breaker. there is 240 V across these terminals. Determine how much current you need and size the wire accordingly. You would need 10/3 + ground for a 30 A current.
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Can one leg of a 240 volt circuit be capped and the circuit breaker changed to make an existing 240 volt outlet into a 120 volt outlet?
Yes, you can always have heavier wire than code requires.
Can you change wall plugs 110 volt systems to suit 240 volt appliances?
It is not just the outlet, but the wiring and breakers that need to be compatible with your 240 Volt appliance. Get an electrician to look at your requirement.
How many total hot termanals are there on a normal outlet plug?
Answer for USA, Canada and countries running a 60 Hertz supply service.Need to know the voltage of the outlet plug. On a 120 volts outlet there is one hot terminal and on a 240 volt outlet there are two hot terminals.
Do you have to have a 220 v outlet even though you have a gas stove in michigan?
No, but if you ever switch to an electric stove you will have problems getting a 240 volt circuit to that location. I would go ahead and install a 240 volt outlet at that location if this is new construction. Costs very little and you will be all set for the future.
Can you use a 220 volt rice cooker in an Italian 240 volt outlet?
Yes you can, it was manufactured before the new European standards were brought out. I have no trouble with my 220 volt appliances.
Where is the problem if you have 240V on your 120V outlet and 120V on the neutral?
Someone has wired 240 volts into your 120 volt outlet. If you have 240 volts you need a specially configured outlet so that a standard 120 volt plug cannot be inserted. If you have this situation you would see 120 volts to ground and not neutral. Sometimes if you don't look carefully an outlet will look like the standard 120 volt variety but it isn't. One of the slots is horizontal and not vertical although there may be a small vertical split. 240 volts doesn't just magically appear. What you are describing is on purpose. If it really is 120 volt receptacle you need an electrician to put in the proper receptacle or re-wire the circuit.
How do I know if I have a 30 amp breaker at my house to plug a trailer into?
If it is a 30 amp breaker then it is a 240 volt outlet.
What happens when a 240 volt heater in plugged into a 110 outlet?
It'll only deliver 1/4 of the power.
Can 240 volt device be use in 220 outlet?
Yes, it can. But e.g. a light bulb will have a shorter living time.
Will plugging a 240 volt heating pad into 240 volt outlet cause damage?
Answer for USA, Canada and countries running a 60 Hz supply service.If you read the heating pad's manufacturers label and it definitely states that the pad is rated for 240 volts then it will be alright. The key give away will be the configuration of the plug, it will have tandem blades not like the parallel blades of everyday appliances. This will have to be inserted into a 240 volt configured receptacle as parallel blade devices will not go into the tandem blade receptacle.
Can you soft wire an electric water heater and plug it into a household outlet?
If it does not come with a plug on it, no. If it is made for direct wire, then 99.9% chance is that it is a 240 volt unit. If you plug it into a 120 volt outlet your water will barely get warm.
If a receptical outlet doesn't have neutral wire where is my problem?
The receptacle that you are looking at might be a 240 volt receptacle and that is the reason, there is no neutral needed. You should be able to tell by the configuration of the blade pattern if it is rated for 240 volt operation.
