Homeownerinburb
DIY Senior Member

Bet that cut into your profit.

Yes, "I've seen 'em blow!" Especially back in my film electrician days, which is all about temporary power distribution. That stuff was hairy.

For the OP, I don't think he can calculate those loads, and as I wrote, who knows if his house is wired with 3 wire circuits? Is he suddenly going...

JW says you are off the hook, so I say do it his way. Still, the OP should follow my path. Especially if he is an amateur who does not...

You speak wisdom, Obi Wan. Actually, not much that is designed for 120v much likes 240v.

I'm pretty sure that if two incandescent lights are on either side of the phase, sharing a neutral, and I have disconnected the neutral and the hots,...

The manufacturer is not bound by the code the way we are. The cords on the various things you plug into a 20 amp general purpose circuit are not...

Label all the wires so that I can put it back together the way it started..... Disconnect everything. Leave all the lights in the house on (to...

One of the jobs that clips over the wire, a non-contact?

That is bad form. If a circuit runs to a panel, it should get its own breaker. Absolutely one does not put two wires under the same screw. If...

You "believe" it is a 200 amp panel? Is it actually a "fuse" panel or is it a breaker panel? Is there a master breaker that would shut off all...

Sorry, wrong place.

"The maximum wire size to connect the pump motor is 16 gauge" If the pump comes from the manufacturer with 16 ga, you can wire that to the relay. ...

I'm pretty good at patching drywall. My current inclination is to use a three gang masonry box. I will figure out how far from the opposite...