Hi everyone I am new to the board. I have 3 outlets I installed that aren't playing well together. All outlets test correctly for neutral, hot, and ground. From the breaker box it's a 3 wire configuration (W,B,R) the red wire connects a series 1st in the series is the GFCI outlet then the fridge, and the black wire from the breaker box goes directly to a dishwasher. The white wire from the breaker box is connected to the bottom of the GFCI and the top of the GFCI has two white wires going to both the fridge and DW. The GFCI, and fridge work together (red wire) in the series but the DW (black wire) is tripping the CGFI. However if i plug the DW to the GFCI/fridge series both the fridge and DW work. So there is no issue with too much power for the amperage. That said I don't want both of these appliances permanently attached to the same 15amp breaker. Back to the 3 wires coming from the breaker box - white, black, and red. The red and black are each hot and each wire is controlled by a different breaker switch but on the same breaker plate...a split 15/15 switch. One switch controls the red wire the other the black wire. The white connected to the strip on the box with the other white wires. Appliances: Both the fridge and dishwasher are 15amp 120v Outlets: 1 CGFI, 1 standard (fridge), and 1 appliance (dishwasher) Again the GFCI and standard outlets are in a series (via a black wire attached to the top of the CGFI to the fridge). The appliance outlet (dishwasher) is connected directly to the black wire from the breaker box. I tried several configurations of the white wires with no success, i explain the white wire configuration below. --------------------------------------------------------- How the 3-wires from the breaker box are wired into my outlets --------------------------------------------------------- Red Wire - installed to the bottom of the GFCI outlet and the fridge runs on a series off of the GFCI using a black wire connected to the top of the GFCI (to appliance) Black Wire - installed directly to an appliance outlet from breaker box Now for the white wires I tried 2 configurations with the white wires - both failed: 1st config. White Wire - installed to bottom of GFCI (from breaker) and on top are 2 separate wire that come out of the top of the GFCI (to appliance) and runs on a series, 1 to the fridge the other to the dishwasher. Result: Fridge and CGFI work fine but when I plug in the dishwasher the the GFCI blows (remember the black is direct from the breaker box to the DW but the white wire to the DW is connected to the top of the GFCI). 2nd config. ( wired like i think it should judging by the electical book) White Wire (from box) - joined together with other two wires going to Fridge and DW and a pigtail runs to the the top of the GFCI (from breaker). In this configration there is no white wire connected the bottom of the GFCI outlet. Result: Fuse blows on GFCI as soon as I power on from the breaker..i.e. neither GFCI,fridge or DW work I have tried reversing the red and black - running the red to the DW instead and the black to the fridge. This simply reverses which appliance trips the GFCI. What puzzles me is that each outlet passes the test for correct hot, neutral, and ground but when I plug in the dishwasher it blows the breaker. I would think then that its a power issue from the breaker box of the GFCI cant handle the amps but both the fridge and dishwasher worked together when I plugged the dw into the GFCI (which is connected to the fridge via the series, powered by the red wire). I could hear the compressor running so the fridge was on and the dishwasher motor was turning. Please help, thanks, james

Hi, I'm planning to install a 220 circuit for a welder in a garage. The welder draws 21.7 amps and requires a 30-amp 2-pole breaker; I'll be doing a 10-12 foot run of 10-2 with ground to a 6-50R receptacle. This will be an exposed "old work" installation and I plan to use a metal box for the receptacle and cover. The receptacle I bought appears to be made to fit a 3.5 inch box. The cover appears to require a larger box unless I screw both the cover and the receptacle to the box with the same two screws. (sorry I can't think of a better way to describe that.) What is the recommended and minimum cu. inches for a metal box for this installation, please? Thanks very much. angus