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  1. vhfuguet

    High Voltage at Breaker Box

    my tester reads 146v both hot wires with the neutral measured at the breaker box, but oustside in the meter is 118v, why?
  2. G

    Replacing a breaker in my house

    I want to replace a 220 breaker from a 15 amp to a 50 amp in my house. Is this possible to do? I will be running 6/3 wire from the breaker.
  3. W

    Connecting 2 3.5kw ovens

    Hey people, i have two 3.5kw ovens to connect, customer has an existing 10mm t and e in situ on a 32 amp breaker, would this be okay in your opinions
  4. M

    Is this odd . . . . or Not??

    I am a first user to the forum. Hopefully you can put my mind at rest. Quick description of problem. I have a three-bedroomed semi-detached house built in 1964, thankfully, with plastic sheathed cable. Recently a 32mp breaker tripped which ran all the sockets in that part of the house...
  5. C

    Do Siemens make a 50/50 Quad Circuit Breaker?

    I have a newer all electric manufactured home with a Siemens 200 amp service panel. I'd like to replace my standard water heater with a 24Kw tankless water heater that requires two 50 amp 240v double pole breakers. I only have two side-by-side regular slots available in the panel. Does...
  6. B

    Shed wiring ?

    100 amp box in house and have only 1 open slot for breaker ! I want to wire my new shed with 2-3 led lights and several outlets . Shed is 50’ from house box . Should I install a 30amp + breaker in the open spot and run #10 wire to a small sub panel in the shed or what might work better ? 220 not...
  7. T

    Why does new 1700 watt microwave keep burning out my 20amp dedicated breaker?

    20amp outlet, 20amp breaker, 14 gauge wire. I suspect I need a larger wire but that’sa lot of trouble to go through without being sure.
  8. C

    High hot pump jet speeds cause lights on a different breaker to flicker

    Good afternoon, We hired an electrician to replace the lights in our basement. Previously there was one circuit of fluorescent lights for the whole basement on a single switch at the top of the stairs. The electrician removed all of the fluorescent lights, and split that existing lighting...
  9. J

    Wire and breaker size

    I'm in tech school and would appreciate if someone checked my work. Thank you We have a 480/277 panel with a 3-pole 45amp breaker feeding a vfd. The vfd main breaker is 50amps 460 volts. I figured #10 cu thhn with a #10 cu for the ground. My question is how can #10 wire be on a 45amp breaker We...
  10. A

    Breaker wont turn on

    Hi im new here and im having a problem, i wanted to remove the bathroom vent fan and i cut the wires connected to it without turning off the breaker switch and as i put the cutter on the wire and cutted a little the breaker turned off(Down) and now when i try to turn it on(Up) it turns back off.
  11. A

    GFCI Breaker Trips during Lightening Storms

    Hi All. First time poster here looking for some advice. I have been having issues with a GFCI breaker being tripped whenever we have very close lightening. Here is the current wiring configuration: 20amp GFCI at the panel. This circuit runs outside and powers the pool pump and a receptacle...
  12. S

    GE gfi breaker needs reset once a month

    I have a 20 amp GE gfi breaker that pops at least once a month in the middle of the night. Only has bathroom lights on it. New switches installed, wiring looks fine. Could the breaker be faulty.
  13. V

    Electrical Panel breaker wiring

    Hello experts! I ran some 6AWG wiring from my electrical service panel for a 240V outlet in my garage. The builder had provided an empty junction box with a conduit to the panel. So, all I did was fish the 4 wires and added a 50A breaker for the NEMA 14-50 outlet. See the attached picture. My...
  14. E

    Electric furnace wired breaker calculation (canada)

    Hi, can anybody walk me through on the CEC side on figuring out the breaker and wire size for a 240V, 15.7kW electric furnace. I am an electrician and have not worked on residential for a while. Thank you.
  15. I

    Voltage measured when breaker is off

    Hi ther I'm fitting a new IKEA kitchen for my father and have insta Ed a new cooker switch. When testing with cooker breaker off I was sill seeing 9.6v on my multimeter. As I individually switched other breakers off I saw the voltage decrease witheach breaker till i switched off the main...
  16. A

    AFCI breaker tripping ONLY WHEN grid tie solar system active

    I had solar installed professionally 3 years ago. The home is 10 years old and has 3 AFCI breakers for bedrooms. One AFCI circuit was hardly used. A new mini fridge was plugged into the rarely used circuit. The mini fridge (60 watt) now causes the AFCI breaker to intermittently trip. I moved...
  17. Marti

    Identifying an old Wylex CU Breaker

    I was asked to "just fit a bigger breaker" by a plumber who had installed an electric shower for a customer. Bit surprised he hadn't finished the task but I arrived with a DIN rail full of conventional, spring fitted MCB's. I've seen a fair amount of old kit (East London rentals are full of the...
  18. B

    Power to meter, no power directly under meter at breaker box.

    I am trying to move into a house that has been vacant for 2 years. I called the power company because the power isn't working. They sent someone out, but said the meter is good and we need to hire a electrician. The electrician came out and used a device to see if power was coming out. It...
  19. C

    Pool Breaker Tripping

    Hello, I been having an issue with my breaker to my pool pump tripping. It's an odd scenario that two electricians are unable to provide a resolution. My pool pump is on one breaker and I can run the pump for 24/7 with no issues. My heat pump is on another breaker and when I put my heat pump...
  20. G

    Earth leakage circuit breaker

    From a brief bit of Internet research my understanding is earth leakage circuit breakers monitor voltage on the CPC rather than an inbalance in current between L &N as an RCD does. Is this correct?

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