Timeline for Why is my neutral wire connected to a breaker?
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| Mar 14, 2021 at 13:38 | comment | added | Jben04 | Did the replacement this morning,, all went well lol.it looks like he did what he did only because the ground from the well wouldn't reach the 20 amp breaker, not that it makes it right to do that. | |
| Mar 13, 2021 at 0:44 | comment | added | Ecnerwal | I can see that they are SquareD, I can barely see that they are HOM on the scarred up labels, I happen to know the figure for QO 15/20 amp breakers...but I'm pretty sure it will be molded in. I can't read at that angle zooming in on the image, though. | |
| Mar 13, 2021 at 0:39 | comment | added | Nate S. | The breaker torque spec varies by ampacity and likely also by brand. My Siemens breakers are 25 in-lbs for 15-30A, and 40 in-lbs for 40-50A. | |
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| Mar 13, 2021 at 0:18 | comment | added | ThreePhaseEel | @Ecnerwal -- I wouldn't put a submersible pump on GFCI or GFPE -- only way you can get zapped by it is if the casing's not properly bonded to the pump circuit EGC | |
| Mar 13, 2021 at 0:17 | comment | added | Ecnerwal | Sounds like it's a main panel then, so I've taken that part out. Yes, you can move the new double-ole down and the shed up. AFAIK, GFCI is not required for a well pump, you can choose to do more than is required, or not. If submersible, I would not bother, since a submersible pump lives at the bottom of a deep hole with a grounded casing, normally, so the risk of a shock from it is quite low - and I've never seen a well pump on a GFCI breaker, but that might be more common now depending on various factors. | |
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| Mar 12, 2021 at 23:48 | comment | added | Jben04 | @Ecnerwal.. this is the panel; outside the house..( Actually a mobile home),, then we have the box inside the house that has breakers for the kitchen, bedrooms, range, A/C etc. Regarding the breakers ,i can just get the double pole breaker,and move it down and move the shed up correct?.. also is it recommended to use a GFCI breaker? | |
| Mar 12, 2021 at 23:34 | comment | added | ThreePhaseEel | @Jben04 -- correct. neutrals need their own screw for a couple reasons practically speaking, and are also required to be allocated their own screws by Code | |
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| Mar 12, 2021 at 21:48 | comment | added | Jben04 | So that white neutral wire,, each needs its own screw?,, but the Ground wires can share the screws? | |
| Mar 12, 2021 at 21:42 | comment | added | Harper - Reinstate Monica | @Jben04 the main violation here is that the two breakers for the well aren't handle-tied. The secondary violation is that the shed just taps one leg of the well breaker, but that is not a violation if the well pump is <7.5 amps. The tertiary violation is the neutral wire on the neutral bar is double-lugged with another wire. Grounds can share lugs - neutrals can't. | |
| Mar 12, 2021 at 20:17 | comment | added | Jben04 | Just so i understand,,That 20 AMP breaker needs to be swapped out for a bigger dual pole breaker, the black & white wires from the well pump would be connected. Would the new breaker need to be GFCI ? It looks like that "white wire" from the well wouldn't reach that top 20 AMP breaker. It doesn't matter where the breaker goes on that board ,just as long as its wired correctly? And on that Buss bar, it looks like the ground and neutral from the shed power is on the same screw,, that good? I cant believe this has been like this for the last year ,, well damn ! | |
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| Mar 12, 2021 at 19:21 | history | answered | Ecnerwal | CC BY-SA 4.0 |