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I am working on a small shop and installed a 30amp plugin type breaker to the main breaker panel.

Now the shop has load of a 230v ac Single phase motor, some lights and outlets.

I wanted to add a disconnect to the 30 amp breaker and my tools (motors,c-outlet,lights) in the shop specifically because the main service panel is a but far for me to got back and forth in case and just for me to work on things without going to the service panel. Can I put a fuse box and just wire up a single fuse to the line side , no fuse on neutral (we have 2 lines, live and neutral wire.) And make the fuse box as a service disconnect.

Knife switch isn't my go, no good for sparks, corrosion as well.

Btw I do have ground, directly into the chassis of the motor.

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    Providing pictures of the panel(s) in question, with the covers off and the breakers involved identified would help a lot. Edit your post, then drag the clear, focused pictures into the text edit box - the system will upload and host them for you.
    – FreeMan
    Commented Apr 22, 2021 at 11:40
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    Where are you on this planet?
    – ThreePhaseEel
    Commented Apr 22, 2021 at 11:46
  • I'm completely with @ThreePhaseEel where is the OP on this planet? It makes a big difference. I grimaced in horror when the OP mentioned fuses and knife switches...taking us back 75-100 years. Also, more info as to what the "motor" is doing and more info about the shop would be helpful
    – George Anderson
    Commented Apr 22, 2021 at 12:34
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    Without a location a proper solution can not be provided. I believe this is a hot and neutral and a properly rated safety switch may be appropriate. Almost every industrial motor in the US has a knife switch @george Anderson some are fused, or circuit breaker but most industrial motor systems require a disconnect and knife switches with a snap action are about the only way to meet the code requirements for lockout tag out. See exhibits 430.16 & 17 in the NEC for examples of this. Or 430.102.B.1
    – Ed Beal
    Commented Apr 22, 2021 at 14:35
  • > EFL > 30A not 32A > 230V ... I detect Australia/New Zealand.
    – Harper - Reinstate Monica
    Commented Apr 22, 2021 at 20:25

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The electricians will be along shortly. My recommendation would be a "non-fused safety switch" that can be bought at any electrical store, Lowes, Home Depot, or most any hardware type store, as long as you are feeding the power from a circuit breaker from the main panel. You may be better off by running a heavy wire from the main panel breaker and adding a small circuit breaker panel in the shop area that can be further broken down into individual 120/240 volt circuits. You wrote that (we have 2 lines, live and neutral wire) which needs to be better explained since you don't get 240 volts from 1 wire + a neutral. The electricians will explain your needs better than I can.

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  • Hot and neutral provides 240V basically everywhere in the world except US/Canada. Places where Home Depot and Lowe’s don’t exist.
    – nobody
    Commented Apr 22, 2021 at 11:36
  • That's true, @nobody, but there are equivalents. B&Q in the UK, Bunnings in Australia*, for example. I'm sure most countries have something similar. *(just names I'm familiar with, not recommendations, or slights against other brands)
    – FreeMan
    Commented Apr 22, 2021 at 11:51
  • Yeah, we have only 2 lines out here for residential connection. Wires used are called service drops which has an uncoated aluminium wire and a Coated one going to the entrance. Ahh okay so it's fine to like Doing parallel breakers . One from the distribution panel and another one to the Shop. Then that will like a secondary sub panel basically for lights, outlets, etc.
    – Jericho Gragasin
    Commented Apr 22, 2021 at 12:12
  • We don't have home depot here but there are alot of commercial hardware stores.
    – Jericho Gragasin
    Commented Apr 22, 2021 at 12:13
  • If the op was in the US the down vote could be warranted because the op The OP did not provide location, additional comments possibly provide this is a hot and neutral but without that information I reversed the down vote.
    – Ed Beal
    Commented Apr 22, 2021 at 14:29

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