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snafflekid

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• Aug 26, 2007

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What is the purpose of quad circuit breakers? Specifically, a Siemens QT breaker with 15/30/30/15 amp breakers where the center pair are common trip? I have also seen quad, tandem circuit breakers in the same configuration but only take two spaces.

 

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• Aug 27, 2007

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You have one 15 amp and one 30 amp two pole breaker in one unit

 

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• Aug 27, 2007

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It is simply just that...a double pole 30, and two 15's. Probably a convenicence for the installer, and maybe a little less expensive.

Many brands make "regular" and "thin" breakers to work in the same panel.

 

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• Aug 27, 2007

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They are used when the box does not have adequate openings for all the breakers needed, assuming the panel has the capacity for the added loads.

 

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• Aug 27, 2007

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jimbo said:

It is simply just that...a double pole 30, and two 15's. Probably a convenicence for the installer, and maybe a little less expensive.

Many brands make "regular" and "thin" breakers to work in the same panel.

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I thought I once saw MC cable (or maybe it was BX) that had 3 10 AWG wires and 3 14 AWG wire in it (or some similar configuration) and thought quad breakers were made to convieniently match with this cable in multiwire branch circuits??? HMM.