If I have two breaker boxes can this be installed on the main lines outside the house that feed the two entire house?
1722757
Yes. I also have 2 electric panels (main and critical load). The critical loads feeds off of the main though so I have the transmitter installed on the main one.
1722758
The conductors that feed your 2 sub panels need to be accessible and the cable size must be able to accept the split core CT's that come with the unit. CT's are like doughnuts that have to be installed one each on L1 and L2 of the load you wish to measure. The doughnut hole has to be big enough for the conductor size you have. Check specs on the product web site to determine the max conductor size that can be supported.
1722759
It depends how the wires run and if you can have access to the individual conductors. The connectors just loop around the individual wire so they must be accessible. The transmitter is not weatherproof and there is only 12-18 inches of wire so you would need a way to protect the transmitter unit. If it is outside the house, the wireless connection to the receiver may be a little limited but I have had success with the receiver at least 30 feet away with several wall in between.
1722760
Possibly. It really depends where exactly you would be placing the sensors. In the US, most utilities will not allow customer equipment to be placed inside the metering enclosure.
1879376
Nor am I an electrician, but your main service panel needs to have space enough for a pair of single gang breakers, each installed on opposite phases, which in general terms means there must be two unoccupied punch-out spaces available on the panel, one immediately above the other, preferably on the same left or right side of the service panel in which there exists sufficient room to mount the device within the wall close beside the service panel.
2032184
how can it protect whole house if it's connected to 2 breakers (circuts) only ?
2189999
does not need complete circuit just run both lines beside each other and that's it
1692547
Hard to tell from your question exactly what you are planning to do. It certainly can be used to protect one load on a double pole circuit but it should be connected through a breaker on each line. See the instructions at this link- http://www.intermatic.com/~/media/Intermatic/Documentation/Surge%20Protective%20Devices/IG%20Series/IG1240RC3%20Instructions.ashx
14854
No, as this device is designed to cover existing grounded duplexes only. You can only use this device with a three-prong outlet.
1609393
No, I put a 30amp breaker in the main panel to feed one side of this switch. The other side will be wired to a generator. Hope this helps.
2036822
My initial answer would be "No" it will not work House to House, across the street. Reason being, the two units are connected by wire. However, if you are able to overcome the running of the wire. Now if the houses were side by side, you could run the wire between the houses.
1475939
I don't know. If it isn't, could a breaker in the panel box serve the purpose?
1561116
Yes, but you have to run wire to connect both of them if in a new place. if you are combining where there was an electric outlet, you may just have to run co-axel cable to combine in one box like this. it is a very convenient setup but be aware that this unit is not rated fire proof so in some walls where critical, beware of fire codes.
1019856
we use 4 of these all over the house, each on a different circuit breaker and they work fine. I am unsure of what you mean by "2 electrical boxes".
341976
The answer is that it depends. They can indeed be on different circuits through the breajer box. But most houses have two "sides" to them. Specifically, the inbound 220V is split into two 110V sections. So all Power line units must be on the same 110V section.
1210777
I use mine in a 2 story house at opposite ends. As long as you have only a single electrical supply entrance to the house, it should work, even if you are running different sides of the Main.
1003606
No, this is not a breaker box in the traditional sense. It is a cut off between the power pole and your house (building). Try one of the other products mentioned previously in the answers.
1003607
NO. This is a main feeder disconnect box only and not a service entrance box...................Although what Robert said below can be done, if a electrical inspector saw this arrangement you would have to redo it (FYI)
352500
Yes, you can connect two separate extenders to the main router, but ideally you would do this if you have two low coverage areas in the home that are separate from each other. You cannot "chain" two extenders together to extend the coverage distance.
97121
I have the exact same setup and it works fine. In fact I have the main breaker in the house connected to a sub panel right next to it which feeds out to another panel in the garage. So it works going through all three for me.