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Circuit breaker does not deliver 240 volt
i have a problem with the my circuit breaker it does not deliver 240
volts that i need instead only delivers 120 volts. Need urgent answer! |
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"Doug Miller" wrote in message et... In article .com, wrote: i have a problem with the my circuit breaker it does not deliver 240 volts that i need instead only delivers 120 volts. Need urgent answer! First question I have is: do you have a 240V breaker? (I.e. a double-pole breaker) and how are you "testing" it to know it's only 120 volts??? |
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Circuit breaker does not deliver 240 volt
Is it a double pole breaker that was giving you 240volt and then stopped, or
a newly installed breaker that should deliver 240 volt. If it is a new installation , be sure you are using a double pole breaker, which is one that connects to two different busses of your panel, as opposed to a split breaker, which connects to one buss of the panel and has places for two wires to attach to it wrote in message oups.com... i have a problem with the my circuit breaker it does not deliver 240 volts that i need instead only delivers 120 volts. Need urgent answer! |
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Circuit breaker does not deliver 240 volt
"Doug Miller" wrote in message et... In article .com, wrote: i have a problem with the my circuit breaker it does not deliver 240 volts that i need instead only delivers 120 volts. Need urgent answer! First question I have is: do you have a 240V breaker? (I.e. a double-pole breaker) -- Regards, Doug Miller (alphageek at milmac dot com) Intended as a clarification only Check this there are twins out there that the uninformed might think that are 2 pole breakers. I am not so sure that the OP really knows what he is trying to say. |
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Circuit breaker does not deliver 240 volt
"RBM" rbm2(remove wrote in message ... Is it a double pole breaker that was giving you 240volt and then stopped, or a newly installed breaker that should deliver 240 volt. If it is a new installation , be sure you are using a double pole breaker, which is one that connects to two different busses of your panel, as opposed to a split breaker, which connects to one buss of the panel and has places for two wires to attach to it A split breaker gives 0v, hot-hot. If I wanted to make a wild guess, the OP is probably measuring 120v H-G for both hots, which is quite correct. OP, you have to measure H-H. |
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Circuit breaker does not deliver 240 volt
"Al Moran" wrote in message ... On 25 Feb 2006 07:30:36 -0800, wrote: i have a problem with the my circuit breaker it does not deliver 240 volts that i need instead only delivers 120 volts. Need urgent answer! Install a circuit breaker booster. A transformer? |
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Circuit breaker does not deliver 240 volt
Toller wrote:
"RBM" rbm2(remove wrote in message ... Is it a double pole breaker that was giving you 240volt and then stopped, or a newly installed breaker that should deliver 240 volt. If it is a new installation , be sure you are using a double pole breaker, which is one that connects to two different busses of your panel, as opposed to a split breaker, which connects to one buss of the panel and has places for two wires to attach to it A split breaker gives 0v, hot-hot. If I wanted to make a wild guess, the OP is probably measuring 120v H-G for both hots, which is quite correct. OP, you have to measure H-H. Could also be that half the breaker is tripped. |
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Circuit breaker does not deliver 240 volt
wrote in message oups.com... i have a problem with the my circuit breaker it does not deliver 240 volts that i need instead only delivers 120 volts. Need urgent answer! That is supposed to be what you get on each leg. If you don't understand it, get professional help before you get into trouble. You don't give enough information for anything more than that as an answer. New breaker? Old breaker that you tested in the past? Are you checking at the breaker or at a down-line portion of the circuit? |
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Circuit breaker does not deliver 240 volt
"Rich256" wrote in message ... Toller wrote: "RBM" rbm2(remove wrote in message ... Is it a double pole breaker that was giving you 240volt and then stopped, or a newly installed breaker that should deliver 240 volt. If it is a new installation , be sure you are using a double pole breaker, which is one that connects to two different busses of your panel, as opposed to a split breaker, which connects to one buss of the panel and has places for two wires to attach to it A split breaker gives 0v, hot-hot. If I wanted to make a wild guess, the OP is probably measuring 120v H-G for both hots, which is quite correct. OP, you have to measure H-H. Could also be that half the breaker is tripped. No, it would then be an open circuit and measure zero. |
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Circuit breaker does not deliver 240 volt
Toller wrote:
"Rich256" wrote in message ... Toller wrote: "RBM" rbm2(remove wrote in message ... Is it a double pole breaker that was giving you 240volt and then stopped, or a newly installed breaker that should deliver 240 volt. If it is a new installation , be sure you are using a double pole breaker, which is one that connects to two different busses of your panel, as opposed to a split breaker, which connects to one buss of the panel and has places for two wires to attach to it A split breaker gives 0v, hot-hot. If I wanted to make a wild guess, the OP is probably measuring 120v H-G for both hots, which is quite correct. OP, you have to measure H-H. Could also be that half the breaker is tripped. No, it would then be an open circuit and measure zero. You could measure 110 from one leg to return. I really don't understand what he was saying. Is he getting 110 from hot to hot or from one hot to return? I have seen a breaker half tripped. Had to turn it all the way off and back on again to set both sides. |
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Rich256 wrote:
Toller wrote: "Rich256" wrote in message ... Toller wrote: "RBM" rbm2(remove wrote in message ... Is it a double pole breaker that was giving you 240volt and then stopped, or a newly installed breaker that should deliver 240 volt. If it is a new installation , be sure you are using a double pole breaker, which is one that connects to two different busses of your panel, as opposed to a split breaker, which connects to one buss of the panel and has places for two wires to attach to it A split breaker gives 0v, hot-hot. If I wanted to make a wild guess, the OP is probably measuring 120v H-G for both hots, which is quite correct. OP, you have to measure H-H. Could also be that half the breaker is tripped. No, it would then be an open circuit and measure zero. You could measure 110 from one leg to return. I really don't understand what he was saying. Is he getting 110 from hot to hot or from one hot to return? I have seen a breaker half tripped. Had to turn it all the way off and back on again to set both sides. Thinking about it a bit more. If half of a breaker pair is tripped and if there is any kind of a load, like a lamp or motor, between that line and return he could measure 110 volts between the two hot lines. For example in a dryer there are 110 volt timers and motors. Only the heater is between the two hot lines. |
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