My Electrician made a mistake and I need assistance verifying the damage.
Environment:
A. Kitchen and Garage Remodel.
B. Range being changed from electric to gas.
C. Circuit Breaker 7/8 220vac Oven.
D. Circuit Breaker 31 120vac GFCI many outlets. (master bath, outdoor sockets,..)
E. Circuit Breaker 33/34 220vac to Pool Equip SubPanel.
Objectives and Original Request:
1. Electric Oven 220vac Circuit (breaker 7/8) no longer needed.
2. Two Garage GFCI 120vac Sockets (on breaker 31) were tripping too often with power tools(table saw etc), also since it is shared with 3 Master Bath sockets, and 2 exterior porch sockets. Request to have 2 garage sockets get own circuit.
Wiring:
3. Picture 1 - new attic Junction Box with original white 10 gauge 220vac coming in, yellow 12 gauge 220vac going out. (mistake 1, should be 10-2)
4. Picture 2 - Existing Garage Socket Junction Box - 3 wires coming in, 4 twisted together. (mistake 2, did not disconnect 31 wires)
5. Picture 3 - Garage Socket Junction Box - 3 wires coming in, 4 twisted together. (mistake 2, did not disconnect 31 wires)
Events and Problems:
a. Circuit Breaker 7/8 off. Everything fine.
b. Action: Circuit Breaker 7/8 turned on.
c. Result 1: Circuit 31 flips off. 33/34 (for pool subpanel) not off.
d. Result 2: Pool Pump and hot tub not working. (in a subpanel connected to 33/34)
e. Examine 1: Subpanel breaker for Hot Tub had flipped off. Turned on, all well.
f. Examine 2: Pool Pump dead, verified 220vac (also verified each pole separate for 120 good)
g. With 31/32 off, 7/8 on, I have 120vac in Master Bath sockets and Garage Sockets.
h. With 31/32 on, 7/8 off I have 120vac in Master Bath sockets and Garage Sockets.
Solution: Disconnect existing 31 wire coming into one of the garage sockets, and somehow verify only getting one pole/leg?
Question #1: How to get only 1 pole/leg for that socket? (I would first un-nut all wires at garage sockets, kill 31. 7/8 on. ID 7/8 coming to sockets. Then?)
Question #2: How come I only get 120vac at sockets with 7/8 on, 31 off?
Big Big Key Question #3: Did electrician blow my pool pump? If so, how? He claims impossible.
Environment:
A. Kitchen and Garage Remodel.
B. Range being changed from electric to gas.
C. Circuit Breaker 7/8 220vac Oven.
D. Circuit Breaker 31 120vac GFCI many outlets. (master bath, outdoor sockets,..)
E. Circuit Breaker 33/34 220vac to Pool Equip SubPanel.
Objectives and Original Request:
1. Electric Oven 220vac Circuit (breaker 7/8) no longer needed.
2. Two Garage GFCI 120vac Sockets (on breaker 31) were tripping too often with power tools(table saw etc), also since it is shared with 3 Master Bath sockets, and 2 exterior porch sockets. Request to have 2 garage sockets get own circuit.
Wiring:
3. Picture 1 - new attic Junction Box with original white 10 gauge 220vac coming in, yellow 12 gauge 220vac going out. (mistake 1, should be 10-2)
4. Picture 2 - Existing Garage Socket Junction Box - 3 wires coming in, 4 twisted together. (mistake 2, did not disconnect 31 wires)
5. Picture 3 - Garage Socket Junction Box - 3 wires coming in, 4 twisted together. (mistake 2, did not disconnect 31 wires)
Events and Problems:
a. Circuit Breaker 7/8 off. Everything fine.
b. Action: Circuit Breaker 7/8 turned on.
c. Result 1: Circuit 31 flips off. 33/34 (for pool subpanel) not off.
d. Result 2: Pool Pump and hot tub not working. (in a subpanel connected to 33/34)
e. Examine 1: Subpanel breaker for Hot Tub had flipped off. Turned on, all well.
f. Examine 2: Pool Pump dead, verified 220vac (also verified each pole separate for 120 good)
g. With 31/32 off, 7/8 on, I have 120vac in Master Bath sockets and Garage Sockets.
h. With 31/32 on, 7/8 off I have 120vac in Master Bath sockets and Garage Sockets.
Solution: Disconnect existing 31 wire coming into one of the garage sockets, and somehow verify only getting one pole/leg?
Question #1: How to get only 1 pole/leg for that socket? (I would first un-nut all wires at garage sockets, kill 31. 7/8 on. ID 7/8 coming to sockets. Then?)
Question #2: How come I only get 120vac at sockets with 7/8 on, 31 off?
Big Big Key Question #3: Did electrician blow my pool pump? If so, how? He claims impossible.
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