Electrician Talk - Professional Electrical Contractors Forum
CLICK HERE AND JOIN OUR COMMUNITY TODAY...IT'S FREE!
Go Back   Electrician Talk - Professional Electrical Contractors Forum > Electrical Trade Topics > Other Codes and Standards

Closed Thread
 
Thread Tools Search this Thread Display Modes
Old 05-05-2009, 07:58 PM   #1
Junior Member
 
Join Date: May 2009
Location: Toronto, Canada
Posts: 1
Default Hot water flat rate conversion

I live in Toronto and they are doing away with flat rate so each residence is to arrange for relocation of wiring to fuse/breaker panels then the goverments inspects, then presume they disconnect the wire at the meter.

Been awhile since I have done electrical as I have been in communications the last 20 years.

Our current setup is 2 wires from outside to fuse panel.
120 each wire and 2 glass type 30amp fuse.
I went out and bought a breaker, 2P 30 AMP and installed to panel then relocated the 2 wires from old fuse box to breaker panel.
No hotwater next day.
Tested with meter and see 120 each wire going to the red and black terminals.
Moved it back to old panel and then started to here what sound like water starting to boil.
tested the terminals again and same thing...120 each terminal.

1. I then relized today where I think we had to move the breaker over 1 slot to get 240? but I am getting 120 each wire so I am baffled.
Even if I attempt to move the breaker what makes the difference?

2. Because its only 2 wires and aluminum btw am I required to now use a Neutral? in otherwords what is law?

3. If Neutral where do I hook it up to the heater? I see 2 screws that are bridged left side under the black 120.


Thanks
curlycord is offline  
Join Contractor Talk

Join the #1 Electrician Forum Today - It's Totally Free!

ElectricianTalk.com - Are you a Professional Electrical Contractor? If so we invite you to join our community and see what it has to offer. Our site is specifically designed for you and it's the leading place for electricians to meet online. No homeowners asking DIY questions. Just fellow tradesmen who enjoy talking about their business, their trade, and anything else that comes up. No matter what your specialty is you'll find that ElectricianTalk.com is a great community to join. Best of all it's totally free!

Join ElectricianTalk.com - Click Here JOIN FOR FREE


Warning: The topics covered on this site include activities in which there exists the potential for serious injury or death. ElectrcianTalk.com DOES NOT guarantee the accuracy or completeness of any information contained on this site. Always use proper safety precaution and reference reliable outside sources before attempting any construction or remodeling task!
Old 05-05-2009, 08:22 PM   #2
Moderator
 
Speedy Petey's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: NY State
Posts: 2,862
Default

Please try: http://www.diychatroom.com
Speedy Petey is offline  
Closed Thread

Thread Tools Search this Thread
Search this Thread:

Advanced Search
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are Off
Pingbacks are Off
Refbacks are Off


Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
Flat Rate Pricing for residential richrock1605 Business, Marketing, and Sales 17 10-25-2008 09:59 AM
Flat Rate brian john Business, Marketing, and Sales 0 08-06-2008 09:40 PM
Flat Rate Pricing fishtape Business, Marketing, and Sales 4 07-11-2008 02:47 PM
Flat Rate Plus sparkboy Business, Marketing, and Sales 4 07-09-2008 10:30 PM
Flat Rate book sparky247 Business, Marketing, and Sales 3 10-27-2007 09:13 PM

Top of Page | View New Posts

All times are GMT -4. The time now is 10:15 PM.


Electrician Talk © 2006 - 2009 The Building Network LLC

Search Engine Optimization by vBSEO 3.2.0