Canadain Closet Gardener
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Or your stove too.
NEED SERIOUS HELP!!!(electric)
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Tom Tucker 313
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OldMedUser
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It's not a big deal to add breakers to your panel and run another circuit or two. I bought one of those basic code books years ago and haven't got a shock once. Hate shocks so I'm damn careful. My place is wired light industrial so have 5 - 220v lines already wired in the shop and a dozen 110v duplex plugs. Ran a 220 line into the grow room using standard 110v wire that I split to two duplex 110v plugs and they share the neutral with no
problems. 15A breaker on each hot wire. Run the 1000W HID on one and any fans etc on the other.
My heater is on another line and I took one of the existing 220 lines into there to wire up a 220v/500W baseboard heater that I'm a little puzzled about how to wire it in. I didn't notice it was 220 when I bought it and hooked it up with 110 like you would expect and it just barely got warm. Checked out the box to see it was.220. The instructions basically show that you hook up the hot wires on either side of the heating element and the neutral goes to ground. My 220 lines are just three wires. Two hots and a neutral. The stove and dryer are the usual 4 wire plugs but inaccessible from the basement where the main grow room is.
I'll figure it out.
problems. 15A breaker on each hot wire. Run the 1000W HID on one and any fans etc on the other.
My heater is on another line and I took one of the existing 220 lines into there to wire up a 220v/500W baseboard heater that I'm a little puzzled about how to wire it in. I didn't notice it was 220 when I bought it and hooked it up with 110 like you would expect and it just barely got warm. Checked out the box to see it was.220. The instructions basically show that you hook up the hot wires on either side of the heating element and the neutral goes to ground. My 220 lines are just three wires. Two hots and a neutral. The stove and dryer are the usual 4 wire plugs but inaccessible from the basement where the main grow room is.
I'll figure it out.
OldMedUser
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Got two multimeters and a couple line testers so good to go. 
Greenthumbs256
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Awesome thanks a ton guys I'll see how this works I'm going to order a second light very soon! Ill let you guys know what I find out and how it works!
Jypsy Dog
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If you need a meter to know your lamp is plugged into a 120v. FOR GOD SAKE call a PRO!
a voltage tester will help you know the voltage of electrical receptacles, or if wire is live.
when dealing with electricity, you're dealing with a bomb that can go off with the slightest mistake.
Anothermeduser
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Ground goes to ground neutral is not needed, thats where a guy uses the neutral as a hot line with 2 wire and a groundIt's not a big deal to add breakers to your panel and run another circuit or two. I bought one of those basic code books years ago and haven't got a shock once. Hate shocks so I'm damn careful. My place is wired light industrial so have 5 - 220v lines already wired in the shop and a dozen 110v duplex plugs. Ran a 220 line into the grow room using standard 110v wire that I split to two duplex 110v plugs and they share the neutral with no
problems. 15A breaker on each hot wire. Run the 1000W HID on one and any fans etc on the other.
My heater is on another line and I took one of the existing 220 lines into there to wire up a 220v/500W baseboard heater that I'm a little puzzled about how to wire it in. I didn't notice it was 220 when I bought it and hooked it up with 110 like you would expect and it just barely got warm. Checked out the box to see it was.220. The instructions basically show that you hook up the hot wires on either side of the heating element and the neutral goes to ground. My 220 lines are just three wires. Two hots and a neutral. The stove and dryer are the usual 4 wire plugs but inaccessible from the basement where the main grow room is.
I'll figure it out.
Anothermeduser
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Your electrical book will detail baseboards specific as such, mine does
Jypsy Dog
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WHAT???? If your talking about "Robbing" the neutral to use it as a Hot, That will VOID an Insurance Claim faster than FAST!
Anothermeduser
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Eeerr if you dont know what your saying maybe dont say it. Take a look at how one wires electric baseboards proper, and all the other appliances that dont take a nuetral wire. I wire to code budz.
Anothermeduser
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Get a code book and read it, thats where i base my knowledge from, your just making shit up
Jypsy Dog
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So where will the second Phase come from wise ass? You need 2 phases to make 220. Need a two pole breaker. With out pulling in a new circuit, the only option is to rob the current neutral and making it the needed phase. BUDZ.
Anothermeduser
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I dont argue with uneducated folks buddy, like i said any electrical code book will spell it out for you, you act like i made this up, for your sake i wish i was wrong as you seem to be having a hard time coping, read up buddy its all available to you.. good luck im done posting here, come harass me in another post if you need to. Again i wire to code, know the code in my area. Good luck
Anothermeduser
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Wherem would a 3 wire neutral go on a baseboard, ohh code calls for 2 wire, oh 1 hot line and one neutral, yea confusing cause 220 dont work like that, 2 hot lines code stipulates. Grow up
Jypsy Dog
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Why do some 220 appliances require a neutral???? Because some have items like timers that require a neutral and function off 110. You think your dryer just wants the extra wire for shits and giggles.
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