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Double Lugging
#181951
11/11/08 09:57 PM
11/11/08 09:57 PM
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Double Lugging
#12 on a 60 Amp circuit and #12 on a 30 Amp circuit
Last edited by electure; 11/15/08 03:39 PM . Reason: add images
Re: Double Lugging
[Re: electure ]
#182565
12/02/08 03:38 PM
12/02/08 03:38 PM
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indiana
I don't see why someone would do this?
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[Re: sbi ]
#182569
12/02/08 07:52 PM
12/02/08 07:52 PM
Where oh where did I see this before???
John
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[Re: HotLine1 ]
#183414
01/08/09 08:42 PM
01/08/09 08:42 PM
Some breakers would allow 2 wires under their screw but they would have to be same size wires. This just looks like a bad job.
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[Re: harold endean ]
#184079
02/01/09 12:11 AM
02/01/09 12:11 AM
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Tac,WA
#12s under 60a CB=really bad. At least they used number coding, prob. panduits to make it look like a swiss watch too. I guess it could be a tap rule....
How many maintenance guys do you know that "used to be" electricians?
Re: Double Lugging
[Re: electure ]
#211024
09/04/13 09:41 PM
09/04/13 09:41 PM
isnt that the way emon meters are often connected
Re: Double Lugging
[Re: electure ]
#211033
09/05/13 11:30 PM
09/05/13 11:30 PM
Might be the way, but it is a violation unless the brkr is listed for two. Like SqD for example E- mon requires OCP on voltage conductors
John
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[Re: electure ]
#211058
09/09/13 10:06 PM
09/09/13 10:06 PM
Each breaker was serving 2 different pieces of equipment in the first photo. I think even the Sq-D breakers aren't listed for 2 different sized conductors, as in the case of the first photo. (E-mon meters require a 1/10th amp inline fuse on the line side.)
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[Re: electure ]
#211062
09/10/13 03:13 AM
09/10/13 03:13 AM
I don't see anything on the label that implies the QO breaker can only accommodate one wire size. It says "1 or 2 AL/CU #8-14"
Greg Fretwell
Re: Double Lugging
[Re: electure ]
#211064
09/10/13 10:32 AM
09/10/13 10:32 AM
One comment I heard a while back was something like..... "I'm using the <10 foot tap rule! The small motor only draws 7 amps, so the 60 amp is still not overloaded"
John
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