Timeline for Do I need to add grounding and replace breakers at my sub-panel?
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| Jan 4, 2021 at 14:56 | comment | added | Ecnerwal | No, the way that neutral works with 240/120 is that if you have 30A on one leg of 120V, and 0 on the other, the neutral carries 30A. If you add 5A on the other leg, the neutral carries 25A - 15A on the other leg, neutral 15A, 30A on the other leg, 0A on the neutral. Neutral carries only the difference between the hot legs. | |
| Jan 4, 2021 at 14:45 | comment | added | Travis Rose | The main Breaker is a 30amp Double Pole, and the 240 Extenstion has two hots, a neutral and ground so only one natural wire to and from the outside building, so I assumed the neutral wires has to be able to handles all the 120v Breakers amps, i plan to snake the extension cord thru some conduit for added protection from the elements and scrapes | |
| Jan 3, 2021 at 15:40 | history | edited | Ecnerwal | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Jan 3, 2021 at 13:57 | history | answered | Ecnerwal | CC BY-SA 4.0 |