Can anyone identify the breaker on the right (in the off position)? It looks like the it may be a Square D by Schneider Electric QO230CP QO 30amp Two Pole.
Also can I change this out and inspect the bus bar (sparking from behind and loss of power to a utility room) without having the power company shut off my service as there is no main shut off from the meter? Thanks.
Once I have resolved my breaker issue (previous post) I need to know how to connect the wiring in my utility room Please advise, what goes where? Thanks.
Last edited by PJmax; 11-11-21 at 01:54 PM.
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Yes....that is a Sq D QO type breaker.
The other Sq D style is Homeline and has a flat bar type bus.
As an electrician I would change that breaker out with the panel live.
The bus bars cannot be made dead in that picture.
If there is no main before there then you would need to have the meter pulled.
You mention "Connect the black wire from cable A to red of cable C. Connect the red wire from cable B to the black of cable C"
Did you mean the red wire from cable C to the black wire of cable B so that both black wires from A and B connect to the red wire from C?
Thanks Pete.
There are two regular outlets that are used for a washing machine and power tools (corded drills, chop saw and table saw, plus leaf blower on an extension) .
There are three more outlets that are wired but not connected. Also four fluorescent light fixtures on two switches. in the room.
The 50amp breaker in the photo is for the dryer.
I would like to eventually re-connect all the outlets, will I need a single or double pole for this setup? Thanks.
There is currently a 2P30 breaker in place. A little large for this application.
The 2P50 is also too large for the dryer. Dryers typically use a 2P30A breaker.
This is apparently not your main panel which make it a sub panel fed from another panel.
Receptacles are connected to a single circuit. Your 2P30 is currently a multi wire branch circuit with the capability of feeding two different circuits or sets of receptacles.
You have quite a large line going to the dryer. You could leave it at 50A and install a small sub panel by the dryer. You could put in a 2P30 for the dryer and at least two single breakers for additional circuits.
I am trying to install this switch in a laundry room [url]https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005WM3ALC/[/url]
I have used this switch before so I am familiar with its use. As it is, I can hold the main and side buttons to enable the various modes, and I see the orange light at the bottom of the switch flash to indicate the mode changes. I can also hear the "click" of the switch turning something on when I trip the motion sensor, or manually press the button (it's a different click that the click of pressing the button). BUT, the lights in the ceiling just don't light up.
One thing that confuses me is the manual for this switch says there will be 2 black, one bare, and one green wire. But my unit has 2 black, one bare, and one white wire. I've assumed that white wire is still a ground wire, just colored differently. This picture shows how I've wired it.
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[i]The ground wire in the box looks like something I haven't seen before...a green nut with a hole at the top to let a longer wire through. I have tied the bare and the white wire to this ground wire. Then black to black. I've left the white wires in the box alone. [/i]
I know the lights are fine because I put the original switch back and it works as it did before. Any idea what is wrong with this installation?
Hi everyone,
I recently changed a 3-way normal switch to a smart one (Kasa HS210). Both are not dimmable. The LED light started flickering after that. The problem remained even after I replaced the old switch back. I have tried tightening all the connections and wire nuts to no avail.
I am wondering what the cause could be and how do I go about fixing it? Thank you for reading!
[url=https://i.imgur.com/HkIPwjc.mp4]Video of the flickered light[/url]
These are the photos of the switches and the inside of the light:
- [url=https://i.imgur.com/X7CEJjx.jpg]Old 3-way switch[/url]
- [url=https://i.imgur.com/deU1EXe.jpg]New smart switch[/url]
- [url=https://i.imgur.com/LtgPUZG.jpg]Light fixture 1[/url], [url=https://i.imgur.com/xpmfaVZ.jpg]Light fixture 2[/url]
11-11-21, 01:26 PM
Breaker Identification and wiring question
