Posted: 11/12/2012 11:42:32 AM EDT
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The index for my electrical panel took a vacation and I'm working on getting a new index in place. I have all breakers figured out except for one 30 amp switch.
I have five large two pole breakers 1) Clothing Dryer 30 amp, 2) Water Heater 30 amp, 3) Furnace 60 amp, 4) Kitchen Range 40 amp, 5) I'm not sure what this breaker is for. I'm sure it's something easy I'm missing but can't figure it out. Does that Hive have any thought on what it might be? |
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Quoted: The index for my electrical panel took a vacation and I'm working on getting a new index in place. I have all breakers figured out except for one 30 amp switch. I have five large two pole breakers 1) Clothing Dryer 30 amp, 2) Water Heater 30 amp, 3) Furnace 60 amp, 4) Kitchen Range 40 amp, 5) I'm not sure what this breaker is for. I'm sure it's something easy I'm missing but can't figure it out. Does that Hive have any thought on what it might be? Air conditioner? |
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The index for my electrical panel took a vacation and I'm working on getting a new index in place. I have all breakers figured out except for one 30 amp switch. I have five large two pole breakers 1) Clothing Dryer 30 amp, 2) Water Heater 30 amp, 3) Furnace 60 amp, 4) Kitchen Range 40 amp, 5) I'm not sure what this breaker is for. I'm sure it's something easy I'm missing but can't figure it out. Does that Hive have any thought on what it might be? Air conditioner? My thought as well if he doesnt have a well, maybe the air handler or AC unit. |
| I bought the home new. No extra 220v outlet, no baseboard heaters. The feed for the garage is a 100 amp breaker that feeds the sub panel. I know this because I put it in. I did pull the panel front and the breaker is in use. It is part of the original panel installation and not the stuff I added/changed when I put the two additions onto the house. |
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3 suggestions that I can think of as an electrician
1. RV charging recep 2. Home theater/audio video equipment 3. Whole house vac setup I honestly can't think of any other legitimate use for 30amp 120v outside of specific equipment, which even that is rare to be 120v. ETA: Since your house is new, that would probably exclude the equipment, and options 1 and 2 unless you do have a home theater. |
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I bought the home new. No extra 220v outlet, no baseboard heaters. The feed for the garage is a 100 amp breaker that feeds the sub panel. I know this because I put it in. I did pull the panel front and the breaker is in use. It is part of the original panel installation and not the stuff I added/changed when I put the two additions onto the house. I have two tools for chasing wire down. 
If that fails............. 
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Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: I might have the answer but you don't care how we do it in California.  Industrial Sybian? Touche`  That comment is not aimed at folks in CA. though. It's aimed at the morons that left and want to change NV. into what they left.I was just funnin'. A 30 amp load isn't huge but could be used for a modern range. If its a double then its 220 obviously. The only time I ran into a 30 amp 120 circuit was for one of those chairs you ride up the stairs on. I still don't know why it wasn't 220 though. I would simply turn it off and go around and see whats not working. Could also be a "spare" that never got removed and left on. I've seen that too many times!  |
| I'm still scratching my head. I've got a call into the builder to see if I can get some insight. I seem to recall something about the house being pre-wired for a roof AC unit but we never had one installed. It may be that that's what the breaker is for and somewhere along the line it got flipped on. |