I currently have 3 separate 40-amp breakers. Will this work with this model since it still adds up to 120, or does it HAVE to be 2 60-amps?
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Am neither an electrical engineer nor an electrician, but to the best of my knowledge the SE Tempra 24+ is single phase 240 volt having 2 positive hot leads means 3 breakers will not work.
805966
Chris is right to change two 40 breakers for 60's, assuming they are not already in use. If they are in use you will have to add new breakers if room allows or you will need a bigger box.
805967
The breaker swap would be effective but you must also assess the wiring. It is likely that your 40 amp circuits are on too light a wire (I would bet they are #8 at best). Recommended in this install is #6.
805968
You should just change the breaker to a 60 amp on two of those lines. And use them. I myself would not use three. Because then you face the problem of one element pulling more than it should. And other problems. Better to switch two breakers. Much safer.
805969
You need two 2-wire circuits, plus ground. So that means two 2-pole breakers, 60 amps each.
805970
Chris is right, I spoke with the elect who checked mine when I hooked it up. He said, not only will that not work right with the way the wire hookups are in the heater, it's against most elect codes. I would put in new breakers and wire just to make sure everything is good. You wouldn't want to fry something that's so expensive. Mine has been going for 4years now..... Still going strong.Hope this helps.
1214229
I have the 3 hp motor. It runs on 220 volts and utilizes a 30amp plug. My electrician installed 20 amp breakers and I have had no problems.Unfortunately, there is nothing in the manual that covers this.
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i am using a 60 amp breaker on the 220 v circuit. at 120 v the cutter will kick out a 20 amp breaker if turned up over half power. i haven't tried using it on a 30 amp/120v circuit. But have used it at full power on my 220 v circuit with no problems.......
598122
The maximum size breaker in the transfer swich is a 2pole 30 amp. If you change the breakers the unit is no longer UL LISTED.
1741944
It calls for a 60 amp breaker. Check with home depot or lowes or whoever sells you the needed 60 amp 220 volt breaker. I used copper 2 conductor 6 gage with bare 8 gage copper safety ground. Not sure what code in your area wants though. How far is it from the heater to the circuit box? Mine is only about 12 ft. If you have a real long run you may need to go to a bigger gage yet but I doubt it. This thing does suck a lot of power!
1146971
If you have a 40 amp circuit breaker that could be the problem. My instructions said to use a 60 amp circuit breaker. I hope this helps.
2093614
15 amp on the single (120 volt) and 20 amp on the 2 pole (240 volt). If you don't need the 240 volt circuit you can split it up and have 2- 20 amp 120 volt circuits.
545177
The service tag says Max 15 but operational is 9.6 if I recall. I have a 15 Amp breaker for it and it seems to work just fine.
848914
Hi. My home was also, an my electrical knowledge was limited at best... Upon googling, I learned that I just needed to make sure I had room for a 60 amp double pole breaker, (which I did)... Went to the hardware store with one of my old breakers (so they could see which style box I had), and they showed me which breaker style I needed. Other then that, I just had to buy 30' of number 6 wire. I got the kind that has 3 in 1 basically.
412103
Yes it will. You should go by the amperage of the controller, of how many panels you can put on it. 2-30 watt panels put out about 4 amps and have plenty of amps to add on more panels. But make sure you are going positive to positive and negative to negative to make your 60 watts. I put 2-130 watt panels (Equals 260 watts) with the same connectors. I am putting out a little over 16 amps out of the 2-130 watt panels. What size of cable are you using? 12 or 10 guage cable. The farther you are from the panels you should use the larger guage.
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no, there are three heaters in this unit and they each require a dedicated 40 amp breaker.
310932
Yes....... 240vac is the max.Your main concern is that you have the space in your electrical box for 2ea 2-pole 40amp breakers and that your service can handle extra 80amp load.
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Hi - I don't know what the difference between the two is , but I put this one on a 200 amp service. I works fine. Just make sure it is across the 220 circuit. I moved the breakers around , so the top two, one on each side of the panel are usd. Then it is first if a fault comes in.
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The Titan N-120 is supposed to be a dual-pole 60 amp breaker, but mine is hooked to a dual-pole 50 amp and it works fine. You have an N-160 which recommends 4 or 6 gauge wire and a dual-pole 70 amp breaker. What size are you trying to use?
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no it will not work on a single pole 20 amp breaker. you will need 10/3 n/m wire (which is #10 gauge wire with a black a red a white and a bare wire). This will require a 2 pole 30 amp breaker that is compatible with your panel. By the way there is no such thing as "110v" or "220V" anymore it's all 120v or 240v and for some reason when people say 110 or 220 it really bothers me.
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I believe its 20amp and my electrician put it on a seperate breaker. That was partially because half of my basement was on the one breaker and he didnt want to overload it. I think if it was just the bathroom on one breaker he wouldnt have added one. Hope that helps.
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Yes. This model is quite versatile. Plus the timer portion will work on 120, 208, 240 or 277v and can be powered from a 3rd source if you wish. You can switch 2 120v circuits independently or together. You can set many stop/start times.