What to do with 30 amp breaker

Giddy up

Giddy up

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WrinkleySphinx said:
the 30 amp breaker is already in place its already connected to a 240v receptacle, so youre telling me i need to get an electrician to hook a wire up to the controller.
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Is it connected to a 240V receptacle, a disconnect or is it just wires in a box? I initially thought you were talking about a 30A breaker, like in your panel.
 
WrinkleySphinx

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Giddy up said:
Is it connected to a 240V receptacle, a disconnect or is it just wires in a box? I initially thought you were talking about a 30A breaker, like in your panel.
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yea its connected to a 240v receptacle that i used to have a 240v air conditioner plugged into. i have since then got a smaller ac and this 240v is unused.
 
Giddy up

Giddy up

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Ok, so if you have a 240v capable controller, and a 240V receptacle, why can't you just plug it in? Does your controller not have a cord on it?
 
WrinkleySphinx

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Giddy up said:
Ok, so if you have a 240v capable controller, and a 240V receptacle, why can't you just plug it in? Does your controller not have a cord on it?
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i have seen some like that, i was just thinking that hardwired right to the controller would be a little cleaner, but yea i could essentially just plug it right in.
 
ruwtz

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cat of curiosity said:
true, hence the double pole. but if you cut a live 10/3 or 12/3, you're gonna get hit by both sin waves, simultaneously. however, the amps are halved, so the bite is more a pop than a grabshitanddieohfuck... burns or blasted holes are more common when shorting a double phase line than single phase 120v.

i own exotic reptiles, they use MUCH more power than the 4kw used in the grow room. the fish thing isn't a stretch, but a guy needing shit for a bunch of water tanks in a trailer? um... fishy? i'd never put more weight on a trailer floor than a single 55g fish tank. that shit will fall straight through the melamine...
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I'm one of those fools who decided to wire my own room and cut through a live 240v 10/2 when wiring receptacles. Blew me off my ladders, fried a hole in my crimpers, and I could taste metal for a while after. Dazed but unhurt. Very lucky.

Either the rubber crimper handles, the fiberglass ladders or the breaker - or all three - saved my bacon.

I knew the plan, I did everything correctly, and yet one silly mistake nearly called curtains on my ass.

I would tell anyone in the same position to hire an electrician. Seriously.
 
WrinkleySphinx

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ruwtz said:
I'm one of those fools who decided to wire my own room and cut through a live 240v 10/2 when wiring receptacles. Blew me off my ladders, fried a hole in my crimpers, and I could taste metal for a while after. Dazed but unhurt. Very lucky.

Either the rubber crimper handles, the fiberglass ladders or the breaker - or all three - saved my bacon.

I knew the plan, I did everything correctly, and yet one silly mistake nearly called curtains on my ass.

I would tell anyone in the same position to hire an electrician. Seriously.
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damn dude, why would you do that?
 
Giddy up

Giddy up

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I'm extremely paranoid of that shit, I literally hit every wire w my hot pen before I cut, even if I personally hit the breaker myself (previous electrician could've mislabeled the panel.)

As far as hardwiring, yes that is a much nicer look, and I can appreciate that. Is your receptacle in a metal square box or is it in a fiberglass/plastic type residential box?
 
WrinkleySphinx

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Giddy up said:
I'm extremely paranoid of that shit, I literally hit every wire w my hot pen before I cut, even if I personally hit the breaker myself (previous electrician could've mislabeled the panel.)

As far as hardwiring, yes that is a much nicer look, and I can appreciate that. Is your receptacle in a metal square box or is it in a fiberglass/plastic type residential box?
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its in a metal box. Is there a difference between the two?
 
Giddy up

Giddy up

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Where is your downstairs room relative to the room that has the recept in it? Is the directly under? Also, is the ceiling downstairs finished or open trusses?
 
Giddy up

Giddy up

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Here is another thought...where is the room with your breaker panel in it? If it's close to or even in your grow room, it may be easier to just run a new wire directly from your install point to your panel.
 
WrinkleySphinx

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Giddy up said:
Here is another thought...where is the room with your breaker panel in it? If it's close to or even in your grow room, it may be easier to just run a new wire directly from your install point to your panel.
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Yea it's all open and the panel is like 10-12 ft away from my room, I was kind of figuring I could just run a new wire, but I came on here for some advice haha, thanks for bearing with me
 
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