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Re: [ECS] Wierd X10 stuff Dan Hoehnen Wed, 10 Feb 1999 23:02:09 -0500 (EST)

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> Dan, great clarification - I've got the same arrangement here in Calif. I
> would think that ALL breaker boxes are arranged that way, simply because
> that's the only way you can install paired breakers for 220V devices.

Exactly.  I had a guy in a local Lowes (big chain hardware store) swear 
that the left side was 1 phase and the right was the other.  When I asked 
him how come the 220 volt breakers fit in 2 slots, one on top of the 
other, he didn;t know what to say.  I'm stll not sure if he believed me, 
though.  

> Additionally, you can often (not completely reliably, of course) identify
> the phases by the color of the wires. For me, one phase uses red, the other
> uses black.

Wow.  No color coding here.  Both phases use black.  

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Dan Hoehnen                            
dhoehnen@infinet.com                   
He who dies with the most toys, wins! 
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