Tandem Breakers??
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Tandem Breakers??
Wondering if someone could tell me whether my breaker panel accepts tandem breakers. It has the following information stamped on the front and the inside:
Square D Company
QO Load Center
Cat No. QO8-16
Series L4
If this panel does accept tandems, is there anything I need to know about installing them?
Thanks for the help.
Square D Company
QO Load Center
Cat No. QO8-16
Series L4
If this panel does accept tandems, is there anything I need to know about installing them?
Thanks for the help.
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Looking at the numbers it appears to be an 8 space, 16 circuit panel. Is your panel have 8 breakers/spaces now?
If so, then tandem should be OK. Not much to know about tandems. Pop the old one out (with the panel off) pop in the tandem. Put the old circuit on one screw. Put the new circuit on the other. I suggest not moving the existing circuits around to other spaces unless your 100% sure they are not multiwire circuits.
If so, then tandem should be OK. Not much to know about tandems. Pop the old one out (with the panel off) pop in the tandem. Put the old circuit on one screw. Put the new circuit on the other. I suggest not moving the existing circuits around to other spaces unless your 100% sure they are not multiwire circuits.
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Thanks for the reply.
Yes, the panel has 8 breaker spaces currently. The previous owner had wired two circuits into one breaker. I'm assuming that's a no-no, and because there is no more room it appears that a tandem breaker is the easiest solution.
Yes, the panel has 8 breaker spaces currently. The previous owner had wired two circuits into one breaker. I'm assuming that's a no-no, and because there is no more room it appears that a tandem breaker is the easiest solution.
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The previous owner had wired two circuits into one breaker. I'm assuming that's a no-no