Timeline for Combining 2 110v wall plugs (different breakers) to be 220v?
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| Jun 14, 2021 at 2:20 | history | protected | CommunityBot | ||
| Aug 25, 2019 at 18:15 | vote | accept | Evan Ledwith | ||
| Aug 25, 2019 at 6:10 | answer | added | Harper - Reinstate Monica | timeline score: 9 | |
| Aug 25, 2019 at 3:24 | answer | added | Hitek | timeline score: 0 | |
| Aug 25, 2019 at 0:31 | comment | added | Harper - Reinstate Monica | Handle ties do not work that way @JRE, they are not capable of providing common trip. They give common maintenance shutoff only. On a 2-pole, the common trip mechanism is internal and has nothing to do with the factory handle tie. | |
| Aug 24, 2019 at 23:19 | vote | accept | Evan Ledwith | ||
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| Aug 24, 2019 at 23:19 | vote | accept | Evan Ledwith | ||
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| Aug 24, 2019 at 23:08 | vote | accept | Evan Ledwith | ||
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| Aug 24, 2019 at 18:58 | comment | added | Michael Karas♦ | I have down voted this question to alert to the fact that this should not even be considered. | |
| Aug 24, 2019 at 18:57 | answer | added | Michael Karas♦ | timeline score: 5 | |
| Aug 24, 2019 at 18:21 | comment | added | JRE | @EvanLedwith: The purpose is the same. Use either a single two phase breaker or couple the handles on the two single phase breakers. The idea being that if either phase blows the breaker then both phases must be shut off. | |
| Aug 24, 2019 at 18:19 | comment | added | JRE | @PeteBecker: That's why I said to have an electrician do it. I don't know all those things, and Evan doesn't either. :) | |
| Aug 24, 2019 at 18:16 | comment | added | Evan Ledwith | @PeteBecker is the single-phase breakers required to keep them opposite? What is the purpose? I understand the mechanical link, however. | |
| Aug 24, 2019 at 18:13 | comment | added | Pete Becker | @JRE -- and replace the two breakers with a single two-phase breaker or add a mechanical link between the two breaker handles. | |
| Aug 24, 2019 at 18:05 | history | edited | Evan Ledwith | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Aug 24, 2019 at 17:50 | comment | added | ThreePhaseEel | Can you post photos of your apartment's electrical panel? | |
| Aug 24, 2019 at 17:41 | history | migrated | from electronics.stackexchange.com (revisions) | ||
| Aug 24, 2019 at 17:30 | comment | added | Evan Ledwith | @JRE I think that makes sense, however, I would need to wire it myself. What's the simplest way to test if it's wired as a 220 line, pull the wall plate and use a multimeter? if both hots come out to 220, I just need to alter the wiring and add a 220v plate? | |
| Aug 24, 2019 at 17:26 | comment | added | JRE | If you have 2 phases of 110V, then you have most of the solution. 110VAC in the US is usually two phases of 110V live with a neutral between them. That is, either live to neutral is 110VAC, but live to live is 220VAC. If you really have the two phases of one 220VAC line, then all you need is to have an electrician wire in a 220VAC outlet. | |
| Aug 24, 2019 at 17:12 | comment | added | Evan Ledwith | Thank you for a quick answer. I understand the dangers behind that, however, this is a 1 room apartment effectively and I am the only occupant. I have the ability to secure the plugs to the wall. I understand now that the Y setup would give me 20a, however, would it be possible to do 2 Y adaptors on 3 different breakers, and use those 2 separate 220v 20a circuits? I realize this would double the strain on one of the outlets, but would it be dangerous? It shoudl evenly split at 15a per circuit? | |
| Aug 24, 2019 at 16:56 | comment | added | Transistor | (1) And what will happen when some hapless person unplugs one of the 110 V plugs and finds that the pins are live? (2) 20 A out on one line is 20 A back on the other. There is no current in the neutral so you don't get 40 A, you still get 20 A. Do it properly. | |
| Aug 24, 2019 at 16:48 | history | asked | Evan Ledwith | CC BY-SA 4.0 |