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Speedy Jim
 
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gary wrote:

I need to put some split circuit plug in in my kitchen and code requires
that both breakers be tied together. I don't have much room left on my
panel so I bought some 15A duplex breakers at Home Depot. They do not have
any tie bars there and the fellow tells me that they do not make them. I
don't think that is correct. They have a little hole on each toggle that I
believe can have a tie bar put through them. Does anyone know if there is a
tie bar for the Square d duplex breaker?

TIA
Gary


CAUTION!!! That tiny Sq D breaker is NOT suitable
for 3-wire ("split") circuits.

If you look closely, you'll see that there is only one
"stab" connection to the Bus bars. Both circuits will
thus be on the same "phase" and the Neutral wire can
become overloaded.

Jim