"I-zheet M'drurz" wrote in message
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On 21 Nov 2003, Steve wrote:

Yes, it can and is done, however, there is a going to be a two pole
breaker that is set up for both hot leads of the old 240 circuit. The
handles will be ganged together and may not trip properly.. If and
when one circuit trips it will also trip the other circuit out..

NO. That's the way it must be, for safety and code. You can't
have "the breaker trip" and still have one live wire in the
circuit, BOTH sides must trip, that's exactly why you do use a
double pole breaker.

You could change out the circuit breaker to two single poles and that
would correct that problem.

You should seriously consider stopping to give out dangerous
advice like that, you could get somebody hurt or killed under
the wrong circumstances.

If anyone in this NG needs to stop giving electrical advice, Tomi Boi, it's
_YOU_. A multiwire branch circuit needs to have simultaneous disconnection
of all ungrounded conductors _only_ if the it is supplying a device or
equipment on the _same_ yolk, such as a split wired duplex receptacle. Did
_not_ the OP say that he was going to install two duplex receptacle devices?
In that case a double pole breaker is not required, or, like Steve pointed
out, may not be desired.