On Wed, Jul 1, 2009 at 11:09 AM, Randall<tr3driver@ca.rr.com> wrote:
>> Check your local code. B This is allowed by the NEC, and it requires
>> either a double pole breaker, or the two handles of single pole
>> breakers to be mechanically tied together (So half the 240 outlet
>> isn't hot.); however, many local jurisdictions don't allow it, or
>> allow it only under limited circumstances.
>
> I missed something here, David. B Are you saying that split-phase is
illegal
> in some places? B Or is it linking two single-pole breakers (which after
all
> is what is inside a double pole breaker) that is not allowed?
>
Split phase. Some places also prohibit more than one receptacle on a
240 circuit.
--
David Scheidt
dmscheidt@gmail.com
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