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14-50 installation
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Yes. Don't pay him. I assume you mean 14-50, right? What kind of wire did he install? Pix of panel please.
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Thread title changed from 14-15 to 14-50 as I believe that is what was ment to be typed
Thread title changed from 14-15 to 14-50 as I believe that is what was ment to be typed
the unlabeled breaker is the new one in the bottom right corner.
Would this be a suitable replacement? Eaton - CHF250, Plug-On Breakers - 2 Pole, Circuit, Power Distribution - Platt Electric Supply
Would this be a suitable replacement? Eaton - CHF250, Plug-On Breakers - 2 Pole, Circuit, Power Distribution - Platt Electric Supply
(1) Eaton CHF250 2 Pole 50 Amp Circuit Breaker Cutler Hammer CH250 NEW 786685532172 | eBay
guessing this is what I need...
guessing this is what I need...
Are you sure you don't need a GFCI breaker for that? If your state is following the 2020 NEC code, it should be.
Your electrician should be the one to fix his mistake, both installing the 60 amp outlet and (possibly) not installing a GFCI outlet.
If you decide to do the 60->50 swap yourself, be very careful to tighten the conductor lugs sufficiently. It may well be more torque than you can apply with a screwdriver. It also should not be your problem.
Your electrician should be the one to fix his mistake, both installing the 60 amp outlet and (possibly) not installing a GFCI outlet.
If you decide to do the 60->50 swap yourself, be very careful to tighten the conductor lugs sufficiently. It may well be more torque than you can apply with a screwdriver. It also should not be your problem.
Good catch! They should, and I don't see any serious-sized wire connected to the 'ground' bus bar on the left. It looks like it might have a small gauge wire either connected to the neutral bus bar or a clamp below(just off the picture). Its possible that this subpanel was installed before they required separate ground/neutral to the subpanel, I suppose.
Someone else had mentioned that to me as well. Will need to have someone come back and address that as well. This was setup by the home builder / electrician. Home is about 3-4 years old. No flags as far as I know by city inspectors or our own inspector at the time of closing.
ah.... more 'professionals' at work.
In fairness I missed that too, but I'm not a professional electrician or inspector.
I'm far from an electrician/inspector, but had posted this question elsewhere and several people mentioned it too. So I'll need to find someone to address it.
This home has not been without its issues (i.e. would never buy from this builder again).
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My understanding is that couldn't locate the correct breaker locally. When I searched online, eaton said availability over the summer. Cooper electronics said availability only in 1 store in the US (1500 miles away).
Hmmm, some quick web searches found 50A and 40A GFCI and non-GFCI breakers for sale that could be delivered quickly.
My understanding is that the 50A breaker has to match our breaker box. I looked at Lowes/Home depot locally, and none had stock for our breaker box. Tried calling the stores that said limited availability (but didn't want to drive an hour to check if it was there or not).
Perhaps try finding a 40A breaker. This is acceptable with a 14-50 outlet (since there are no *-40 outlets). You can only do 32A EV charging on a 40A circuit, but the Tesla mobile connector that comes with Tesla cars only does 32A charging anyway (as do many third party EVSEs that plug into 14-50 outlets).
Bought one off of ebay that does 50A. If not that doesn't work, I'll do the 40A. Thanks
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