I am running the wire from the receptacle to the breaker box for a glass door freezer. I am sure that I can wire the receptacle correctly with the diagram but I am very unsure as to what type of breaker I will need. The specs for the product are as follows: 115/208 volts, PH 1, 8.8 amps, Nema 14-20R. I currently have a 20 amp breaker in the breaker box which say 125/240 on it.
I am not an electrician and do not plan on wiring at the box, but would like to know what type of breaker to buy.
2006-10-05 05:03:06 · 3 answers · asked by Eric U 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
As I said in answering your other question, you need a 2 pole breaker. If you are getting an electrician, why would you buy the circuit breaker? The electrician should provide that and will know what to get. I would need to know what kind of panel you have to specify exactly which breaker to get. You need a 2 pole 20A breaker. For example, a QO220 is a square D breaker for QO panels.
Now, your spec says 208V. Is this in your house, which will be 240V? If so, this might not work anyway. 208V comes from a 3-phase service (it is still a single phase circuit).
2006-10-05 09:22:14 · answer #1 · answered by An electrical engineer 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The power load is single phase
hot, neutral and ground
The plug must plug into the standard receptacle 20A 3 wire grounded receptacle
The Circuit breaker is actually 2 P the voltage is phase to phase. It will take up 2 spaces in your panelbox.
Take all this info down to Home Depot
2006-10-05 05:17:17 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your freezer data you provided say it only uses 8.8 amps, you said you have a 20 amp breaker, so that should be more then enough to power the outlet, with some spare power available.
2006-10-05 06:55:39 · answer #3 · answered by Jeffrey S 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋