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You have an elecwaterheater it blows the20amp in line breaker and the 50 amp main?
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For a main breaker to trip under these circumstances the rest of the panel is becoming close to its load rating. When the 20 amps breaker trips the rest of the panel is close to or over 30 amps, the 20 amp breaker takes it over the top. What trips a HWT breaker is usually a faulty heating element. It could be the top one or the bottom one.
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The voltage in one part of the house drops and in another part surges also lights dim here brighten there heaters etc won't work Other times all is fine When it occurs its on all circuits Help?
Does it surge past 120?? Drops are due too the fact that there are too many outlets or devices on one line. Trace the line that you have a voltage drop in and find which breaker it is, if the line that comes off the breaker is a 12 gauge wire and the breaker is a 15amp breaker you can put in a 20amp breaker. If the line is a 14 gauge line then you must leave the 15amp breaker in place and remove a device from it.
How can you plug 2000 watts 240v into a 120v 20 amp breaker with out replacing your breaker and all the plugs on the line?
You can't.
What is the purpose of a Pushmatic breaker?
It is a residential circuit breaker to increase your circuit boards power. They are no longer widely available but they can be purchased from eBay and other on-line retailers.
Do you need to use some type of mini breaker panel with a single 15A circuit breaker to connect a 15A receptacle into a 30A line?
To be short...Yes
How do you determine which side of a breaker is line or load?
The breaker should be legibly marked, or the line side will clip onto the bus bar, and the load side should have a termination screw of some kind for you to attach a wire to it. Some bolt in breakers are not marked, the type you may use in a custom control cabinet and it can be confusing. When vertical mounting, always set the breaker so gravity would open the breaker. Attach the line side to the top lugs. Horizontal mounting, just make sure it is marked for the off position, use either end for load or line.
Can a thermostat cause a breaker to trip?
If it is a line thermostat and it is connected across the line instead of in series with the load then yes it will trip the breaker.
Can you attach a 20 amp breaker to a 30 amp line?
yes, you can attach. but if the current through the line i.e. through the breaker exceeds 20 amp the breaker will trip. As long as the line carries 20 amp or less there is no problem.
The voltage in one part of the house drops and in another part surges also lights dim here brighten there heaters etc won't work Other times all is fine When it occurs its on all circuits Help?
Does it surge past 120?? Drops are due too the fact that there are too many outlets or devices on one line. Trace the line that you have a voltage drop in and find which breaker it is, if the line that comes off the breaker is a 12 gauge wire and the breaker is a 15amp breaker you can put in a 20amp breaker. If the line is a 14 gauge line then you must leave the 15amp breaker in place and remove a device from it.
Why 630 amps load breaker switch is used in ht line?
A circuit breaker is necessary to protect the equipment from faults.
Can 11kv breaker be installed on 6.6kv line?
Yes. But,circuit breaker are usually rated in terms of current they can interrupt,not the voltage.
How can you plug 2000 watts 240v into a 120v 20 amp breaker with out replacing your breaker and all the plugs on the line?
You can't.
The line The Early Warning Blows comes from what Don Henley song?
Them And Us
What are the applications of autorecloser?
An autorecloser is a feature built into a high-voltage circuit breaker. In the event of a transient fault (e.g. a tree branch hitting a conductor) to an overhead line, the circuit breaker will trip and disconnect the line. However, the autoreclosing feature will then automatically reclose the circuit breaker. If the fault has cleared itself, then the line will remain energised. If the fault persists, then the autorecloser attempt to reclose the circuit breaker a set number of times before locking the circuit breaker open.The number of times the autorecloser feature will attempt to reclose the circuit breaker, and the duration between attempts, can be set by the protection engineers.This autoreclosing feature of circuit breakers is often used in conjunction with sectionalisers. These are pole-mounted switches which are located at different points along a power line. When the circuit breaker trips, in response to a line fault, the furthest sectionaliser along the line disconnects the furthest section of line. If the fault remains when the circuit breaker then recloses, the next nearer sectionaliser disconnects the line from its location. This action continues, until the permanently-faulty section of line has been disconnected. This system tries to ensure that as much of the healthy part of the power line remains in use as possible, following a permanent fault.
What is the definition of bussline?
Bussline is one line of electrical power in a breaker box.
What is the purpose of a Pushmatic breaker?
It is a residential circuit breaker to increase your circuit boards power. They are no longer widely available but they can be purchased from eBay and other on-line retailers.
Do you need to use some type of mini breaker panel with a single 15A circuit breaker to connect a 15A receptacle into a 30A line?
To be short...Yes
How do you detect if a shunt trip breaker is malfunctioning?
The way to detect if a shunt trip breaker is malfunctioning is to manually trip the breaker. The shunt is usually wired through a auxiliary relay. Make sure that before you trip the breaker that the load can be shut off without taking a production line etc. off line. Trip the auxiliary relay using a test jumper to activate the relays coil. The breaker's handle will move to mid throw and the load will disconnect from the supply power. If the breaker trips then it is working properly. If the breaker does not trip trouble shoot the circuitry that is used to trip the breaker. Usual problem is an open circuit.
