Double tap or not?

mk00

Are these Square D breakers rated for two wires?

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LooseSCruz

Yes, Square D Homeline breakers are rated to accept two conductors. Just make sure if you're going to add something new, that you check the current load on the circuit to make sure you don't end up tripping the breaker with the new load.

Speedy Petey

Yeah they are.

What happened, a home inspector call them out for the dreaded "double tap"?

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k_buz

IIRC, they are allowed to have two wires under the plate, but they have to be the same size wire.

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frenchelectrican

The other thing it may come up is that you have quite few MWBC there so you will have to watch which circuits on each MWBC is hook up properly and If the MWBC not hook up properly you will burn the netural real easy.

There is a reason why is if you have two MWBC on the same phase or legs ( Line ) you will overload the netural real fast due it will be addtive.

If done properly ( over on two different phase or legs or line ) you will not get the netural overloaded at all.

But the only major quirk with MWBC is if any reason if you lifted the netural it don't have to be at the breaker box but it can be at the junction box as well once you lift the netural you can destory any 120 volt devices by inducing series connection ( some stuff will not affect but with electronique stuff sure no question asked )

Merci,
Marc

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