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  1. M

    Homeline 50 Amp 2-Pole GFCI Circuit Breaker Tripping with tiny load

    Hello, I had an electrician install a 100Amp subpanel which feeds a mini split. I addition I added a Homeline 50A GFCI breaker to power a shed. I ran 80feet of 6/3 direct burial cable into a breaker panel in the shed. Here I tied the Neutral and Ground on the same bar. Neutral and ground are not...
  2. thatdudeadam

    Stupid Amp Not Turning On But is Turning on

    Imagine me, in my car wanting to listen to loud music, i turn it up and bam it cuts outs. I soon find out that i can make it work again by turning it off and on but putting the volume above 25 shuts it off again everytime without fail. well thats ----ing annoying right. I go to my amp and...
  3. gjgjedi

    2 our of 3 sockets in 5 amp circuit not working

    Hi, Flat recently gutted and rewired from scratch. Livingroom has two switches, one controls the main light, one controls a 5 amp circuit with 3 sockets (3 round pins). Only just got round to testing it (a year later...) and 1 socket is working, 2 aren't. Any ideas what could be the issue? Not...
  4. popeyedwazza

    UK Can you have 3 13 amp fcus in series on its own radial 16amp with each supplying single socket

    Hi everyone. Im new here... I need advice on wether it is safe and okay to have 3 × 13amp fcus on its own radial with each having single socket to supply a.... 1st) fcu at 13amp-fridge/freezer 2nd) fcu at 13amp-washer/dryer combo 3rd) fcu at 13amp-Dishwasher They will be protected by 4mm...
  5. J

    16 amp oven installation

    Good evening, I am new to the forum, and I am after some advice I am looking at buying my son a new oven, but have just noticed that the one I intended buying is a 16 amp oven. I believe his current oven is a hardwired 13 amp version with its own fuse on the fuse board. I am thinking of buying...
  6. Q

    Possible to run a 3 phase 30hp 230/460 90 amp Dual rotary screw air compressor on 220 single phase?

    I have a small mechanics shop in a rural area with no access to 3 phase. I picked up a air compressor cheap and knowing at a min. I will need a phase converter. I don't think a VFD or a static converter can do it. Is it even possible to run a 3 phase 30hp 230/460 90 amp Dual rotary screw air...
  7. K

    Why did 60 Amp breaker pop

    New member and DIY. I have a 60 AMP breaker going to a sub panel for a workshop. Two months ago I bought an electric car and a 40 AMP charger that I wired a 50 AMP breaker to my sub panel. I charge from midnight to 7 am and everything has been fine for 2 months. Last night the main 60 AMP...
  8. K

    I have a 5 hp planer with magnetic switch. The planer trips the 30 amp breaker on the generator

    I am not an electrician, but have one that is not very familiar wit generators. The planer is a 5 hp 20” grizzly planer with magnetic switch and overload protection ( grizzly told me the starting amps are about 60amps) The generator is a duromax 12000 watt generator with a breaker that trips at...
  9. spark22

    40 amp breaker for 32amp hob?

    Installing an electric hob that needs a 32 amp supply. Would it possible to use a 40amp breaker with a 32amp fuse switch?
  10. B

    What kind of cable to run 400 amp residential service 625 feet

    Hello Everyone, I am building a new home in Illinois and will be running 400 amp service from the street where the main ComEd electrical line is located to my house. Here is the problem, or at least what im worried about, the house is over 600' from the main ComEd line. My question is, what...
  11. M

    DIY - 30 Amp 3-wire Dryer Outlet Replacement. Does this look damaged?

    Hi all. DIY here. Electric Dryer (Kenmore Dryer - 796.61552.610) had been tripping the breaker sporadically over the past few months. Recently the dryer has stopped heating though it does still continues to spin and blow air. Using a multimeter, I checked the double pole 30 amp breaker's...
  12. I

    16 Amp Oven installation with 1.5 flex supplied

    I have a double oven connection unit. Fed with 4mm cable,40 amp MCB. Hob connected to it with 4mm cable. Bought new oven,stated 16 amp but with 1.5 flex from the oven. (manufacturer) I'm trying to argue that this needs a fused spur before connecting to double oven connection unit as 40 amp MCB...
  13. H

    Testing PFC on a three phase board with 100 amp From the meters tails

    I’m currently doing some testing on some site temps I have a three phase trip system the tails from the head go into a 100 amp RCD which feeds a board I’m trying to do a pfc on the db but it comes up with 2 lead high which trips the RCD I tried on 2 lead low however came up with 20 amps which...
  14. G

    200 amp panel amperage flow

    I am trying to understand the amperage flow in my 200 amp main panel. In theory, (example only), let's say you had a 200 main panel installed with (7) single pole 20 amp breakers on each hot leg. So (14) single pole breakers total ... For the sake of this example let's further assume you had...
  15. S

    Reliance Controls 6-Circuit 30 Amp Generator Transfer Switch Kit in Quebec...??

    Hello from Quebec. I understand there are conflicting reports as to what can be legally installed here, specifically whether or not a junction box must be placed inbetween the switch and the breaker box. I've sent my insurance co the question as to what effect installing the transfer switch...
  16. K

    UK Old 8.5K shower wired to 30 amp fuse with no RCD. Is it still safe & ok to use?

    8.5K shower unit is wired to plastic box consumer unit to 30 amp cartridge fuse with no RCD It’s the original shower installed when the house was built around 1995 The shower is still fully working after all these years, never blowing the cartridge fuse before Am I right to presume RCD wasn’t...
  17. R

    Why does my 15 amp GFCI keep tripping?

    I’m installing a gfci outlet inline with the power that goes to my well pressure switch. The GFCI will be to power the heat tape on the well supply line. The power is a 20 amp breaker. I installed a 15 amp GFCI jumping from the power line to the line plates on the GFCI. I did this to separate...
  18. E

    wire two 30 amp inlets into same bypass panel?

    Can I wire two 30 amp inlets into the same bypass circuit panel? I want to have an inside and outside inlet.
  19. C

    UK 50 Amp RCBO blue wire size question.

    I have a 50 Amp RCBO by "FuseBox" My device is part number RTO65030B https://lamplec.co.uk/ProductDetails/?code=RT065030B From a layman's point of view the blue neutral cable looks very feeble for a 50 Amp maximum load. Also there seem to be some RCBO's on sale with the bottom clamp terminal...
  20. J

    Generator to 16 amp commando wall socket through wall to 13A wall socket

    For emergency use, when there's a power outage, the current situation (no pun intended) is that I'm running a hook up cable from the 16A socket on my genny, (see hook up cable - 25 m length) along the garden path, and through a small window into the house. This hook up cable goes to an...
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