what does 220 volt, 50 amp circuit mean when your trying to circuit your house?

Answer 1

Thats a common wall receptical or light

Answer 2

Obviously some ignorant people want 2 points without given any knnowledge.

220 volts it the standard voltage on many countries around the world. The US standard is 110 Volts. Korea is 220/380
The 50 amps is the amount of current that all the lights, appliances and other equipment used on the operation or maintenance of the house can use without tripping a breaker. A breaker is like a safety valve. If you use more than the rated amps - 50 in this case, this breaker will trip and shut the power down so that wires will not overheat and cause a fire ot other trouble. Especially in the case of a defective devise that causes a short circuit. That is serious.

The amount of power allowed in most houses is 220 @50A. Lower voltages require more amperage and are in greater danger of overheating and consequential damage.

Look at you main breaker in the *** box on the power panel. You will see the rating. There will be other smaller breakers for each of the special circuits in the house. Usually one for each room, the heating system, electric stove, washer & dryer, . The average house may have about 10 smaller breakers protecting each of the sub circuits. Even they may add up to more than 50 amps, remember that this is a tremendous amount of power and unlikely that you will demand all of the 50 amps at the same time. If that should happen - Bang, out go the lights and though the house may be dark, you are safe.

Answer 3

50 Amp Circuit

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A dryer will use up to 48% (30 amps) of the allowed 50 amps. What else do you have coming out of the box? What else is it feeding? Does this feed the rest of your trailer? If so, you might want to rethink this. Your panel has to have two blanks spaces on the two different legs, next to each other. (120 volts per leg) If everything else is good, you "shall" (have to) run four wires from the panel to the proposed dryer location. Black and red (hots), white (neutral) and a green or bare (ground). Connect the hots to the breaker of fuse block (make sure it's rated at 30 amps). The white "shall" go to the neutral bar, while the green "shall" go to the ground bar.(if the panel you're wanting to come of is the "secondary panel) If you don't know the difference, call a pro. It's better to spend some money than to have to go to sleep KNOWING that YOU'RE the reason your trailer burned down. Good luck in all you do and may God bless.

Answer 6

'220V.` is a British Standard and an American misnomer.
If you're in the U.S., it's a 240V. two phase circuit, requiring
two #6 AWG. copper phase conductors,
(color coded red and black), and a bare ground.

Sometimes a #6 AWG. neutral conductor,
(color coded white). is also requred, but in this case
it's usually called 120/240V.

This circuit is a 'large appliance circuit` commonly used for
electic ranges, water heaters, air conditioners etc.
It is generally run from the panel to one appliance only.

Answer 7

This circuit is dedicated for an electric range, dryer, welder or air conditioning unit. 220V is two pole voltage (115V X2) and the 50 is how many amps the circuit is rated for.

Answer 8

A 50A circuit is for an electric range. Electric dryers and water heaters use 30A.

Answer 9

For heavy duty equipment 220, 110 for the whole house is standard.

Answer 10

This means that you have sufficient electrical capability to run a dryer or a mall welding machine from household current.

Answer 11

That's for large appliances like dryers, stoves, that have heating elements. It is not for "lights", small things. Easy to tell as the receptacle is quite different shaped.