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Posted by Tater on October 6, 2006, 4:57 pm
Tater wrote:
> someone used two single 15 amp breakers to do the work of a double 15
> amp breaker. is this safe and/or legal?
>
> doesnt matter much, as it is a GE panel and they seem to have a bad
> rep. planning on replacing with a siemens that seem to be all the rage
> nowadays.
to all posters.....
I have two 120v 15a breakers that are doing the job of a 240v 15a
breaker.
the reason I found this out is that I wanted to wire in an additional
240v breaker for a welder (completely unrelated)...anyway while looking
in the box, i see bad things, like a loose ground wire wrapped around
another ground wire that is screwed into the neutral bar ( i fixed
that!) and other stuff.
(btw, couldn't find the proper breaker for the GE box, odd size, etc,
ended up sharing the range breaker, the 2 will never be used at same
time, also plan on getting new box to fix all the other issues)
ok, ok, ok, I'll get back to the story. I noticed a couple of white
wires going to breakers (huh? oh 240V equipment) and found that the
240v line going to the well pump was actually not on a ganged breaker
(didnt know the term), but two discrete 120v 15a breakers.
even more fun, this 240v line goes to a fusebox that is used(i guess)
as a disconnect switch for the well pump.
I do see an issue where part of the pump could short out, kick off one
breaker, and a repairman goes to fix it and gets 120V where there
should be none, but as i said, i am going to replace the box with a
bigger one to help organize the wiring and get everything up to my
comfort level.
but is it legal as is?
odder and odder it gets.....
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