Recent content by Kyackr

Thanks everyone. I'll just have to find me a Cutler-Hammer 2 pole 30 amp breaker.. probably have to look at other than a typical home improvement center etc..more like the places electricians get supplies at. It's all good

understandable bafflement.. if it was square d or a brand more common and available in my area .. at least from a *******, home depot etc i would just get a new 30 amp breaker .. but it's cutler-hammer and while i have found cutler-hammer brand online.. the double pole, 240v 30 amp breakers...

Thanks JWElectric. yeah... well i did know that overloading a circuit would just trip the breaker but I had no idea underloading a breaker was a problem? I mean if I have a 15 amp single pole circuit that never reaches even a quarter of the load that would be needed to trip the breaker.. all...

Thanks for your reply Jim.. What about if I use proper size (8 gauge) wire for the 40 amp breaker? Is the safety problem due to the breaker exceeding the amp rating on the heater... 21 amps? From what I understand I multiply this by 1.25 which is 26.25 amps..so a 30 amp breaker would be...

I am going to wire an electric heater in the semi finished upper level/attic of my home. My panel (100 amp Cutler-Hammer) has an existing unused 40 amp breaker from a former electric range that was replaced with a gas range prior to my buying the house. The electric heater I plan to buy is a...