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Difference between a single and double circ. breaker?? Dave 06-04-2006
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Posted by Dave on June 4, 2006, 5:40 pm
Hello,
In my electrical panel I have a double squeare D breaker with a black/red
wire running to a kitchen plug. When I check the voltage I get 110V at the
outlet. What is the difference between a single (slim) and a double (wide)
breakers. I thought the double ones gave 240V.

Thanks,
D.



Posted by pipedown on June 4, 2006, 5:58 pm
They are just slimmer so two can fit in the place of one. A 220V breaker
would fill two full sized slots not two halves of a slot.


> Hello,
> In my electrical panel I have a double squeare D breaker with a black/red
> wire running to a kitchen plug. When I check the voltage I get 110V at the
> outlet. What is the difference between a single (slim) and a double (wide)
> breakers. I thought the double ones gave 240V.
>
> Thanks,
> D.
>



Posted by RBM on June 4, 2006, 6:25 pm
You're correct, single breakers provide attachment to one hot leg and double
breakers provide attachment to two legs of the panel buss. If your double
pole breaker has a red and a black wire attached to it, you will get 240
volts. My guess is that the outlet has either the red or the black and a
white attached to it. It is common to run three wire circuits for kitchen
outlets, which will provide to 120 volt circuits


> Hello,
> In my electrical panel I have a double squeare D breaker with a black/red
> wire running to a kitchen plug. When I check the voltage I get 110V at the
> outlet. What is the difference between a single (slim) and a double (wide)
> breakers. I thought the double ones gave 240V.
>
> Thanks,
> D.
>



Posted by Stan on June 5, 2006, 9:09 pm

> You're correct, single breakers provide attachment to one hot leg and
> double breakers provide attachment to two legs of the panel buss. If your
> double pole breaker has a red and a black wire attached to it, you will
> get 240 volts. My guess is that the outlet has either the red or the black
> and a white attached to it. It is common to run three wire circuits for
> kitchen outlets, which will provide to 120 volt circuits
>
>
Re above: Should that not read "......., which will provide TWO 120 volt
circuits"?????



Posted by RBM on June 6, 2006, 7:12 am
Absolutely correct. Sometimes I type to fast for my brain


>
>> You're correct, single breakers provide attachment to one hot leg and
>> double breakers provide attachment to two legs of the panel buss. If your
>> double pole breaker has a red and a black wire attached to it, you will
>> get 240 volts. My guess is that the outlet has either the red or the
>> black and a white attached to it. It is common to run three wire circuits
>> for kitchen outlets, which will provide to 120 volt circuits
>>
>>
> Re above: Should that not read "......., which will provide TWO 120 volt
> circuits"?????
>



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