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Tagged with receptacle 120-240v
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Installed Tesla gen 3 home charger with 60amp breaker and car pulling 48 amps. The conduit from charger to power panel is approx 4 ft
The conduit gets so hot you can't keep touching it. The certified electrician used #6 THHN. should #4 wire be used?
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Will installing European outlet in US change frequency to 50Hz?
I'm planning to buy a Siemens coffee machine from Europe. It uses 220-240V 50Hz. Previous models work just fine in USA using 240V outlet (my electrician was able to get it done, I bought leviton 5031-...
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Pulling a 120v outlet from an existing 240v hot-water heater line
I have a 240v hot water heater that is directly wired ... meaning the heavy cable from the wall goes into the water heater.
I want to add a powered anode to deal with sulfer-smelling water and the ...
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Can I add a 120v circuit to my 240v hot tub disconnect box?
I have a load box that feeds power to my hot tub -240 50amp. There are no additional slots to add breakers.
Wondering what your experts suggest to be the best solution to keep the hot tub feed and add ...
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120 volt wire loses voltage randomly
I recently ran a wire on a known 15 amp breaker to an outdoor GFCI outlet. Have 120 volt at the tie in, 120 volt at the outlet, all good. Then last night I lost all power at the outlet, now shows ...
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Why would replacing this 240 V outlet with a 120 V outlet trip my breaker?
I recently replaced a 20 A 250 V single outlet with a 20 A 125 V single outlet so that I could use it for my microwave in the kitchen. The original outlet had two gold screws and a grounding screw. ...
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Is it possible to convert this range outlet to L6-20P?
I have this outlet, formerly used for an old kitchen range, currently unused and I am eyeing a device which is described as "208/240V 20A, L6-20P Plug". Is it possible to convert this? Am I ...
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Can I use four-wire cable from the panel to create a two-circuit duplex outlet?
I am planning on adding a server to one of the closets in my house. In order to do that I need to run electrical to the location of the server. For severs they recommend having 2 independent lines of ...
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RV Pedestal - 20 AMP GFCI & 50 AMP 14-50 in same 2 Gang Box?
I'm installing an RV pedestal at my home. Out-of-the-box pedestals are not available. I'm using a 70 AMP outdoor main lug load center (HOM24L880RBCP), and a quad 2-20A 1P, 1-50A 1P breaker to feed two ...
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Proper way to modernize 1940's cabin sub-panels
This cabin is located in the United States, and was built in the 1940's. However, it has obviously had various electrical panels added to it after its original construction.
I'm starting this new ...
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Very unsafe-looking receptacle
While I was searching for duplex receptacles where one was NEMA 5 (120V) and the other was NEMA 6 (240V), I found a few normal ones that were what I was looking for (Leviton 5031, 5842, 5844, Hubbell ...
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Connecting 120/240 receptacles on the same circuit breaker
I want to add a branch circuit to the control panel using 12/3 wire and protected by 20 amp double pole circuit breaker. Is it safe to connect multiple duplex receptacles 120 volts and 240 volts on ...
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Future proofing for 240V outlet
I currently have a 12A EVSE that takes either 120V or 240V and uses a normal three-prong (NEMA 5-15) plug. I am looking to install a 240V outlet on a 50A circuit breaker to use with this EVSE, but I'm ...
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Can I use 220 V outlets on a 15 ampere breaker and wire it up as 110 V?
I purchased a 220 V outlet and didn't realize it. My circuit is 15 amperes. I wanted to hook up a series of normal 15 ampere 110 V outlets. When I look at the outlet it looks exactly like a regular 15 ...
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Does running a dryer on 120 V drive up electricity costs?
So I have a ventless dryer, and it's a relatively new LG model (LG DLEC855W 4.2 cu. ft. Compact Electric Dryer) that I have hooked up to a 120 V outlet.
I know it's not supposed to run on a 120&...
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