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To be clear, he scabbed a leg from 240 service to power a 110v receptical? ??
I got the impression he was working from a sub-panel.
Is this electrical wiring done right?
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I got the impression he was working from a sub-panel.
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That was my take as well. He used the term "power center" several times. I took this to be the pool's sub panel.
Chris
I read one of his earlier posts, apparently he has an older, obsolete "compol lx100" power center that he is referring to.
Ita common to have 220v feeding an appliance like an AC condenser with just 2 hots and a ground and is proper wiring in that case. 220v works a little different in single phase applications but is NOT permitted in a sub panel application like this one seems to be.
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I went back and looked at the original diagram and there is no neutral. I think this means this panel can ONLY be used for 220 volt applications. Given that, he needs to run either a properly sized neutral or an entire new line with neutral and ground to this subpanel.
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If the diagram is right, I agree this "power center" appears to be wired for 220. As discussed before the 110 gfci needs a neutral and a stand alone 110v hot from the panel feeding the power center.
great job to those who determined what the problem is.many knowledgeable folks here. not to hijack, but to ask a follow up question. does the sub panel also need an earth ground? or would that be redundant?
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It is required to be grounded back to the original service panel (your main panel). But in the sub-panel, neutral and ground must be physically separated.
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You only want one common ground point in a house that everything connects to.
Multiple grounds from different panels gives you stray currents that cause various problems.
this guy might be a contractor, but he really contracts for a mortuary...NEC for him = No Electrical Code !!