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I want to identify a circuit breaker for a disconnected stove in my main
panel (looks like # 6 red and black wires). This is a large house and the main panel is a maze of wires and breakers (200 A service). How can I tell which breaker controls this particular circuit? Can I just turn off the main switch, short-circuit the wires, and turn the main on again? Will this damage the Main breaker? Thanks for your help -- Walter www.rationality.net - |
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"Walter R." wrote: I want to identify a circuit breaker for a disconnected stove in my main panel (looks like # 6 red and black wires). This is a large house and the main panel is a maze of wires and breakers (200 A service). How can I tell which breaker controls this particular circuit? Can I just turn off the main switch, short-circuit the wires, and turn the main on again? Will this damage the Main breaker? Thanks for your help I wouldn't short circuit anything. You could plug a light bulb in to check the circuit, 2 bulbs for 220. Easier is to go to Radio shack or Home Depot and buy a circuit tracer. Plug the transmitter module into the circuit and the reciever will show you which wire and which breaker correspond. -- Free men own guns, slaves don't www.geocities.com/CapitolHill/5357/ reply to nickhull99(at)hotmail.com because Earthlink has screwed up my e-mail |
"Nick Hull" wrote in message ... In article , "Walter R." wrote: I want to identify a circuit breaker for a disconnected stove in my main panel (looks like # 6 red and black wires). This is a large house and the main panel is a maze of wires and breakers (200 A service). How can I tell which breaker controls this particular circuit? Can I just turn off the main switch, short-circuit the wires, and turn the main on again? Will this damage the Main breaker? Thanks for your help I wouldn't short circuit anything. You could plug a light bulb in to check the circuit, 2 bulbs for 220. Easier is to go to Radio shack or Home Depot and buy a circuit tracer. Plug the transmitter module into the circuit and the reciever will show you which wire and which breaker correspond. -- Free men own guns, slaves don't www.geocities.com/CapitolHill/5357/ reply to nickhull99(at)hotmail.com because Earthlink has screwed up my Cheaper than a signal tracer is a multimeter. simply set its dial for AC volts and toutch the wires to measure the voltage. Turn off a breaker and see if the voltage went to 0V. If it did, you turned off the right one. Alternatively to a voltmeter, there are non contact voltage probes (probably also at RS but many other places too) and you just wave it near a wire and if it buzzes the wire is live. Both the probe or the meter can be bought for less than $20 and sometimes much less. |
"Walter R." wrote in message
... I want to identify a circuit breaker for a disconnected stove in my main panel (looks like # 6 red and black wires). This is a large house and the main panel is a maze of wires and breakers (200 A service). How can I tell which breaker controls this particular circuit? Can I just turn off the main switch, short-circuit the wires, and turn the main on again? Will this damage the Main breaker? It might just burn down your house, or seriously damage your wiring. Best not to short circuit anything. Thanks for your help To find a circuit the cheap and easy way, find a friend, plug a light in the socket, and have your friend tell you when it goes on (or off) when you flip the breakers or pull the fuses, one at a time of course. No light, or it's a 220v circuit, you can do the same thing, but instead use a tester, which can be bought for about $10 at Sears. It's the size of a thick pen, and there are no contacts. You simply hold it close to the socket, and when there's power running to it, it lights up and beeps. This is also a good tool to verify a circuit is dead before fiddling with it, in case you need to replace a switch or a socket in the future. If this is an old house, and/or you don't know exactly what you are doing, I strongly recommend you find an experienced electrician to do your electrical work. It is depressingly easy to get thrown across the room or killed. Pagan |
PipeDown wrote:
"Nick Hull" wrote in message ... In article , "Walter R." wrote: I want to identify a circuit breaker for a disconnected stove in my main panel (looks like # 6 red and black wires). This is a large house and the main panel is a maze of wires and breakers (200 A service). How can I tell which breaker controls this particular circuit? Can I just turn off the main switch, short-circuit the wires, and turn the main on again? Will this damage the Main breaker? Thanks for your help I wouldn't short circuit anything. You could plug a light bulb in to check the circuit, 2 bulbs for 220. Easier is to go to Radio shack or Home Depot and buy a circuit tracer. Plug the transmitter module into the circuit and the reciever will show you which wire and which breaker correspond. Cheaper than a signal tracer is a multimeter. simply set its dial for AC volts and toutch the wires to measure the voltage. Turn off a breaker and see if the voltage went to 0V. If it did, you turned off the right one. Alternatively to a voltmeter, there are non contact voltage probes (probably also at RS but many other places too) and you just wave it near a wire and if it buzzes the wire is live. Both the probe or the meter can be bought for less than $20 and sometimes much less. And of course note that a STOVE probably has a 40 to 60 amp breaker which would a rarity in your panel. Most of the breakers will be 15 or 20 amps. --Phil -- Phil Munro Dept of Electrical & Computer Engin Youngstown State University Youngstown, Ohio 44555 |
Pagan wrote:
"Walter R." wrote in message ... I want to identify a circuit breaker for a disconnected stove in my main panel (looks like # 6 red and black wires). This is a large house and the main panel is a maze of wires and breakers (200 A service). How can I tell which breaker controls this particular circuit? Can I just turn off the main switch, short-circuit the wires, and turn the main on again? Will this damage the Main breaker? It might just burn down your house, or seriously damage your wiring. Best not to short circuit anything. Thanks for your help To find a circuit the cheap and easy way, find a friend, plug a light in the socket, and have your friend tell you when it goes on (or off) when you flip the breakers or pull the fuses, one at a time of course. Or if you don't have a friend, use a radio turned up loud. BTW either way always turn it back on to verify it, then off again. I was once depending on this idea and had the light bulb burn out at the wrong time. It was interesting and it taught me to always double check. No light, or it's a 220v circuit, you can do the same thing, but instead use a tester, which can be bought for about $10 at Sears. It's the size of a thick pen, and there are no contacts. You simply hold it close to the socket, and when there's power running to it, it lights up and beeps. This is also a good tool to verify a circuit is dead before fiddling with it, in case you need to replace a switch or a socket in the future. If this is an old house, and/or you don't know exactly what you are doing, I strongly recommend you find an experienced electrician to do your electrical work. It is depressingly easy to get thrown across the room or killed. Pagan -- Joseph Meehan Dia duit |
Most of the existing replies seem to be ignoring/ignorant of the fact that
the OP is talking about a STOVE with #6 wires. There's no way to plug in a light, radio, etc. etc or even use a Radio Shack circuit tracer without more work and risk than the OP should take, if he's asking this question. Simple answer: As someone else pointed out, it will be a large, double-pole breaker. You can immediately rule out all the single-pole breakers. Then, follow the following steps: 1) Turn off Main 2) Separate the wires, making sure you have two exposed bare ends (but not touching!) 3) Turn on main, and with a neon tester (cheap $3 gizmo available anywhere) confirm there is power on the wires. This will also ensure you're using the tester properly (If no power now -- STOP, you're either doing something wrong, or the wire is disconnected from the panel. 4) Now, turn off all double-pole breakers. Confirm there is NOT power at the wires. (If there is STOP). 5) Now, turn on each double-pole breaker one by one until the tester lights up. That's your breaker. Works best with 2 people within hollering distance (or cell phones/etc) but can be done with one person if you don't mind many trips back and forth to the panel. This is the cheapest safe method to do the job. It's very safe if you follow the above exactly and never touch the wires unless you've confirmed they are dead with the tester (even then, avoid touching them). -Tim |
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I want to identify a circuit breaker for a disconnected stove in my main panel (looks like # 6 red and black wires). This is a large house and the main panel is a maze of wires and breakers (200 A service). How can I tell which breaker controls this particular circuit? Ummm... why not take the cover off the panel, and see which breaker those #6 red and black wires go to? -- Regards, Doug Miller (alphageek at milmac dot com) It's time to throw all their damned tea in the harbor again. |
Doug Miller wrote:
In article , "Walter R." wrote: I want to identify a circuit breaker for a disconnected stove in my main panel (looks like # 6 red and black wires). This is a large house and the main panel is a maze of wires and breakers (200 A service). How can I tell which breaker controls this particular circuit? Ummm... why not take the cover off the panel, and see which breaker those #6 red and black wires go to? Ok if there's only one pair... :) |
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"PipeDown" writes:
Cheaper than a signal tracer is a multimeter. simply set its dial for AC Also something that i didn't know was code legal until recently. I used to think that all wires in a junction box had to be on the same (or tied) circuit. I've since been told that that is not the case. (not that i've witnessed an example, other than in sub/main panels... but it's good to keep this in mind.) I'd be interested in where this rule might be excepted/limited/stated (if it is explicitly stated) if anyone with a NEC book is feeling generous. So make sure to check *all* wires in that junction box. before working with them. Also good to lock out the main panel, or at least put up a note... in case someone else is around that might flip the breaker back on (or re-insert the fuse). -- be safe. flip Ich habe keine Ahnung was das bedeutet, oder vielleicht doch? Remove origin of the word spam from address to reply (leave "+") |
Doug Kanter suggests doing so with both lips wrapped around it. |
"Luke" wrote in message ... On Wed, 13 Jul 2005 19:50:55 GMT, (Doug Miller) wrote: In article , wrote: Doug Miller wrote: In article , "Walter R." wrote: I want to identify a circuit breaker for a disconnected stove in my main panel (looks like # 6 red and black wires). This is a large house and the main panel is a maze of wires and breakers (200 A service). How can I tell which breaker controls this particular circuit? Ummm... why not take the cover off the panel, and see which breaker those #6 red and black wires go to? Ok if there's only one pair... :) Even if there are more than one, it certainly narrows down the possibilities. But takes the fun out of seeing the OP's next post: "How do I put out an electrical fire?" ;-) ABC rated fire extinguisher (dry chemical) of course. Good thing it is not a gas stove and he is looking for a valve using similar techniques |
Doug Miller wrote:
In article , "Walter R." wrote: I want to identify a circuit breaker for a disconnected stove in my main panel (looks like # 6 red and black wires). This is a large house and the main panel is a maze of wires and breakers (200 A service). How can I tell which breaker controls this particular circuit? Ummm... why not take the cover off the panel, and see which breaker those #6 red and black wires go to? Hi, Hmmm, No labels listing which braker is for which circuit? I don't understand. Every single house I have built/lived had clearly marked label on the panel. Tony |
Walter R. wrote:
I want to identify a circuit breaker for a disconnected stove in my main panel (looks like # 6 red and black wires). This is a large house and the main panel is a maze of wires and breakers (200 A service). How can I tell which breaker controls this particular circuit? Can I just turn off the main switch, short-circuit the wires, and turn the main on again? Will this damage the Main breaker? Thanks for your help If it was a 120 volt circuit I'd just plug a radio into it with the volume cranked up so I could hear it go quiet when I flipped the correct breaker. But, since it's a stove circuit, you'd have to jury rig an outlet between one of the hot leads and ground or neutral, and giving advice like that to someone who asked the question the way he did isn't wise. G Jeff -- Jeffry Wisnia (W1BSV + Brass Rat '57 EE) "Truth exists; only falsehood has to be invented." |
"Joseph Meehan" wrote in message
.. . Pagan wrote: "Walter R." wrote in message ... I want to identify a circuit breaker for a disconnected stove in my main panel (looks like # 6 red and black wires). This is a large house and the main panel is a maze of wires and breakers (200 A service). How can I tell which breaker controls this particular circuit? Can I just turn off the main switch, short-circuit the wires, and turn the main on again? Will this damage the Main breaker? It might just burn down your house, or seriously damage your wiring. Best not to short circuit anything. Thanks for your help To find a circuit the cheap and easy way, find a friend, plug a light in the socket, and have your friend tell you when it goes on (or off) when you flip the breakers or pull the fuses, one at a time of course. Or if you don't have a friend, use a radio turned up loud. BTW either way always turn it back on to verify it, then off again. Damn good idea! Pagan I was once depending on this idea and had the light bulb burn out at the wrong time. It was interesting and it taught me to always double check. No light, or it's a 220v circuit, you can do the same thing, but instead use a tester, which can be bought for about $10 at Sears. It's the size of a thick pen, and there are no contacts. You simply hold it close to the socket, and when there's power running to it, it lights up and beeps. This is also a good tool to verify a circuit is dead before fiddling with it, in case you need to replace a switch or a socket in the future. If this is an old house, and/or you don't know exactly what you are doing, I strongly recommend you find an experienced electrician to do your electrical work. It is depressingly easy to get thrown across the room or killed. Pagan -- Joseph Meehan Dia duit |
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Look for a breaker that is the width of two breakers. And has a number "50"
twice on the wide handle. That's the most likely one. Of course, you could take the front of the panel off and look for the large red and black wires..... Caution! don't reach into the panel for any reason unless you're 100% sure what you're doing. Incidentally, what's the project? Why do you need to know which breaker? Are you wiring something else, or unwiring, or what? -- Christopher A. Young Learn more about Jesus www.lds.org www.mormons.com "Walter R." wrote in message ... I want to identify a circuit breaker for a disconnected stove in my main panel (looks like # 6 red and black wires). This is a large house and the main panel is a maze of wires and breakers (200 A service). How can I tell which breaker controls this particular circuit? Can I just turn off the main switch, short-circuit the wires, and turn the main on again? Will this damage the Main breaker? Thanks for your help -- Walter www.rationality.net - |
The project is to disconnect the wires from the breaker because the stove
has been removed and I do not like to have hot wires dangling around. -- Walter www.rationality.net - "Stormin Mormon" wrote in message ... Look for a breaker that is the width of two breakers. And has a number "50" twice on the wide handle. That's the most likely one. Of course, you could take the front of the panel off and look for the large red and black wires..... Caution! don't reach into the panel for any reason unless you're 100% sure what you're doing. Incidentally, what's the project? Why do you need to know which breaker? Are you wiring something else, or unwiring, or what? -- Christopher A. Young Learn more about Jesus www.lds.org www.mormons.com "Walter R." wrote in message ... I want to identify a circuit breaker for a disconnected stove in my main panel (looks like # 6 red and black wires). This is a large house and the main panel is a maze of wires and breakers (200 A service). How can I tell which breaker controls this particular circuit? Can I just turn off the main switch, short-circuit the wires, and turn the main on again? Will this damage the Main breaker? Thanks for your help -- Walter www.rationality.net - |
"Walter R." wrote in message ... I want to identify a circuit breaker for a disconnected stove in my main panel (looks like # 6 red and black wires). This is a large house and the main panel is a maze of wires and breakers (200 A service). How can I tell which breaker controls this particular circuit? Can I just turn off the main switch, short-circuit the wires, and turn the main on again? Will this damage the Main breaker? Thanks for your help -- Walter www.rationality.net - This is Turtle. i don't think this will be too bad but turn on one burner on the stove on to and have some one watch the light at the knob to see it go out when you flip all the double breakers to see which one it is. go slowly and when you get the one that goes to the stove the burner on light will go out and that is the breaker. Now you do know it will be a double breaker and not a single breaker that cuts it off. TURTLE |
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"PipeDown" wrote: "Luke" wrote in message ... On Wed, 13 Jul 2005 19:50:55 GMT, (Doug Miller) wrote: In article , wrote: Doug Miller wrote: In article , "Walter R." wrote: I want to identify a circuit breaker for a disconnected stove in my main panel (looks like # 6 red and black wires). This is a large house and the main panel is a maze of wires and breakers (200 A service). How can I tell which breaker controls this particular circuit? Ummm... why not take the cover off the panel, and see which breaker those #6 red and black wires go to? Ok if there's only one pair... :) Even if there are more than one, it certainly narrows down the possibilities. But takes the fun out of seeing the OP's next post: "How do I put out an electrical fire?" ;-) ABC rated fire extinguisher (dry chemical) of course. Only after turning off the main breaker ;) Good thing it is not a gas stove and he is looking for a valve using similar techniques -- Free men own guns, slaves don't www.geocities.com/CapitolHill/5357/ reply to nickhull99(at)hotmail.com because Earthlink has screwed up my e-mail |
Pop wrote:
.... Sheesh, what a lot of vareity in answers. If this is a one-up thing, plug in a radio there, ... SHEESH!!! When was the last time you had a radio that plugged into a range outlet???? |
"Walter R." wrote in message ... I want to identify a circuit breaker for a disconnected stove in my main panel (looks like # 6 red and black wires). This is a large house and the main panel is a maze of wires and breakers (200 A service). How can I tell which breaker controls this particular circuit? Can I just turn off the main switch, short-circuit the wires, and turn the main on again? Will this damage the Main breaker? Thanks for your help -- Walter www.rationality.net - Sheesh, what a lot of vareity in answers. If this is a one-up thing, plug in a radio there, turn it up so you can hear it at breaker panel, and starting turning off then on breakers until you find the one that turns the radio off and back on. When you find it, turn it off when you work on the ckt. Be CERTAIN the ckt is dead before you touch anything. Realize electricity is very dangerous; get a fix on the basics before you handle wiring; be absolutely certain it is DEAD, has no power. And that no one can turn it back on until you're ready, if that's a possiblity. Electricity kills/maims quickly. You didn't mention whether this is a 120 or a 220 ctk or even what country it's in. Methods differ. HTH, Pop |
Duane Bozarth wrote:
Poop wrote: ... Sheesh, what a lot of vareity in answers. If this is a one-up thing, plug in a radio there, ... SHEESH!!! When was the last time you had a radio that plugged into a range outlet???? You'll find that when Poop is challenged regarding his replies he tends to disappear from the thread. |
"Duane Bozarth" wrote in message ... Pop wrote: ... Sheesh, what a lot of vareity in answers. If this is a one-up thing, plug in a radio there, ... SHEESH!!! When was the last time you had a radio that plugged into a range outlet???? What I would do will be to cut a foot of 14-2, Only use black and white, then strip off both ends. Connect them to the radio plug, wrap w/ tape. Then plug the black wire to one of hots, and neutral to the neutral in the outlet. |
test wrote:
"Duane Bozarth" wrote in message ... Pop wrote: ... Sheesh, what a lot of vareity in answers. If this is a one-up thing, plug in a radio there, ... SHEESH!!! When was the last time you had a radio that plugged into a range outlet???? What I would do will be to cut a foot of 14-2, Only use black and white, then strip off both ends. Connect them to the radio plug, wrap w/ tape. Then plug the black wire to one of hots, and neutral to the neutral in the outlet. We've been through all this (about three times over) in this thread already. :( Virtually every possibility was advanced at some time during the (seemingly interminable) pontificating...a late add-in where the same answer had already been supplied multiple times somehow didn't seem all that fruitful... |
I had TWO radios that plugged in to range outlets. I oneupped you?
Like you say, a radio that plugs into a range outlet sure would be an odd device. I've never considered that one exists, much less had two. -- Christopher A. Young Learn more about Jesus www.lds.org www.mormons.com "Duane Bozarth" wrote in message ... Pop wrote: .... Sheesh, what a lot of vareity in answers. If this is a one-up thing, plug in a radio there, ... SHEESH!!! When was the last time you had a radio that plugged into a range outlet???? |
Mark wrote:
On Thu, 14 Jul 2005 14:59:47 -0500, Duane Bozarth wrote: test wrote: "Duane Bozarth" wrote in message ... Pop wrote: ... Sheesh, what a lot of vareity in answers. If this is a one-up thing, plug in a radio there, ... SHEESH!!! When was the last time you had a radio that plugged into a range outlet???? What I would do will be to cut a foot of 14-2, Only use black and white, then strip off both ends. Connect them to the radio plug, wrap w/ tape. Then plug the black wire to one of hots, and neutral to the neutral in the outlet. We've been through all this (about three times over) in this thread already. :( Virtually every possibility was advanced at some time during the (seemingly interminable) pontificating...a late add-in where the same answer had already been supplied multiple times somehow didn't seem all that fruitful... Well, I don't know about you, but I have a completely new idea. What I would do will be to cut a foot of 14-2, Only use black and white, then strip off both ends. Connect them to the radio plug, wrap w/ tape. Then plug the black wire to one of hots, and neutral to the neutral in the outlet. Glad to be of service to you. I don't know, that sounds awfoolly dangerous...what's going to happen to all them 'lectrons coming outta' that other side when/if I do that? I'm thinking if I wear rubber-soled tennies I just might be ok, though???? |
Pop, you don't sound very familiar with electric. What are the odds of a 110
volt range socket, using #6 wire, if the outlet has red and black power wires? -- Christopher A. Young Learn more about Jesus www.lds.org www.mormons.com "Pop" wrote in message ... "Walter R." wrote in message ... I want to identify a circuit breaker for a disconnected stove in my main panel (looks like # 6 red and black wires). This is a large house and the main panel is a maze of wires and breakers (200 A service). How can I tell which breaker controls this particular circuit? Can I just turn off the main switch, short-circuit the wires, and turn the main on again? Will this damage the Main breaker? Thanks for your help -- Walter www.rationality.net - Sheesh, what a lot of vareity in answers. If this is a one-up thing, plug in a radio there, turn it up so you can hear it at breaker panel, and starting turning off then on breakers until you find the one that turns the radio off and back on. When you find it, turn it off when you work on the ckt. Be CERTAIN the ckt is dead before you touch anything. Realize electricity is very dangerous; get a fix on the basics before you handle wiring; be absolutely certain it is DEAD, has no power. And that no one can turn it back on until you're ready, if that's a possiblity. Electricity kills/maims quickly. You didn't mention whether this is a 120 or a 220 ctk or even what country it's in. Methods differ. HTH, Pop |
Stormin Mormon wrote:
Pop, you don't sound very familiar with electric. What are the odds of a 110 volt range socket, using #6 wire, if the outlet has red and black power wires? Pop ain't ****, he's just Poop. |
On Thu, 14 Jul 2005 13:52:50 -0700, G Henslee wrote:
Pop, you don't sound very familiar with electric. What are the odds of a 110 volt range socket, using #6 wire, if the outlet has red and black power Pop ain't ****, he's just Poop. But isn't poop a form of ****? If A = B, and B = C, then A = C. -- If you're not on the edge, you're taking up too much space. Linux Registered User #327951 |
Dan C wrote:
On Thu, 14 Jul 2005 13:52:50 -0700, G Henslee wrote: Pop, you don't sound very familiar with electric. What are the odds of a 110 volt range socket, using #6 wire, if the outlet has red and black power Pop ain't ****, he's just Poop. But isn't poop a form of ****? If A = B, and B = C, then A = C. There are degrees Dan. Who ever heard of "man i really gotta take a poop"? or "wow, that scared the poop outa me"? or "hey, you're full of poop"? or "oh poop, i'm late for a meeting"? degrees. |
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PipeDown wrote: "Nick Hull" wrote in message ... In article , "Walter R." wrote: I want to identify a circuit breaker for a disconnected stove in my main panel (looks like # 6 red and black wires). This is a large house and the main panel is a maze of wires and breakers (200 A service). How can I tell which breaker controls this particular circuit? Can I just turn off the main switch, short-circuit the wires, and turn the main on again? Will this damage the Main breaker? Thanks for your help I wouldn't short circuit anything. You could plug a light bulb in to check the circuit, 2 bulbs for 220. Easier is to go to Radio shack or Home Depot and buy a circuit tracer. Plug the transmitter module into the circuit and the reciever will show you which wire and which breaker correspond. -- Free men own guns, slaves don't www.geocities.com/CapitolHill/5357/ reply to nickhull99(at)hotmail.com because Earthlink has screwed up my Cheaper than a signal tracer is a multimeter. simply set its dial for AC volts and toutch the wires to measure the voltage. Turn off a breaker and see if the voltage went to 0V. If it did, you turned off the right one. Alternatively to a voltmeter, there are non contact voltage probes (probably also at RS but many other places too) and you just wave it near a wire and if it buzzes the wire is live. Both the probe or the meter can be bought for less than $20 and sometimes much less. (Because it's been a month since this post was posted, I "quote" the whole history that *this* post had.) But that scheme requires that you sequentually, randomly, or with some good guessing, do this for each circuit-breaker, ie turn if off, do test, then turn back on -- you must first turn off all computers and similar devices, else you can blow the hard-disks, especially those that were being written-to when you switched off "its" breaker. The prior-prior post's suggestion of the (more expensive) RS 2-part device sure sounds simple, even foolproof! Having never seen such a device, please tell me, is that true? What's the downside of that clever-sounding device? (Before I go off and *buy* one!) David |
David Combs wrote:
In article . net, PipeDown wrote: "Nick Hull" wrote in message ... In article , "Walter R." wrote: I want to identify a circuit breaker for a disconnected stove in my main panel (looks like # 6 red and black wires). This is a large house and the main panel is a maze of wires and breakers (200 A service). How can I tell which breaker controls this particular circuit? Can I just turn off the main switch, short-circuit the wires, and turn the main on again? Will this damage the Main breaker? Thanks for your help I wouldn't short circuit anything. You could plug a light bulb in to check the circuit, 2 bulbs for 220. Easier is to go to Radio shack or Home Depot and buy a circuit tracer. Plug the transmitter module into the circuit and the reciever will show you which wire and which breaker correspond. -- Free men own guns, slaves don't www.geocities.com/CapitolHill/5357/ reply to nickhull99(at)hotmail.com because Earthlink has screwed up my Cheaper than a signal tracer is a multimeter. simply set its dial for AC volts and toutch the wires to measure the voltage. Turn off a breaker and see if the voltage went to 0V. If it did, you turned off the right one. Alternatively to a voltmeter, there are non contact voltage probes (probably also at RS but many other places too) and you just wave it near a wire and if it buzzes the wire is live. Both the probe or the meter can be bought for less than $20 and sometimes much less. (Because it's been a month since this post was posted, I "quote" the whole history that *this* post had.) But that scheme requires that you sequentually, randomly, or with some good guessing, do this for each circuit-breaker, ie turn if off, do test, then turn back on -- you must first turn off all computers and similar devices, else you can blow the hard-disks, especially those that were being written-to when you switched off "its" breaker. The prior-prior post's suggestion of the (more expensive) RS 2-part device sure sounds simple, even foolproof! Having never seen such a device, please tell me, is that true? What's the downside of that clever-sounding device? (Before I go off and *buy* one!) David I am not sure but this page on the Radio Shack web site might include it: http://www.radioshack.com/category.a...3%5F000&Page=1 |
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