epbx
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I recently purchased an Anvil Foundry 10.5 and had an electrician come out to wire up a 240 volt outlet. I sent them the documentation for the Foundry and specified I needed GFCI protection. Evidently, there was a miscommunication because the breaker they installed didn't have GFCI protection. When I mentioned this to the electrician, he told me it was unnecessary for my use case because the wiring to the outlet was a direct home run to the breaker and "the ground does all the work". I was a little skeptical about this and did a little research on the topic. From what I can tell, it'd still be a whole lot safer if I install a GFCI breaker or use an inline GFCI. Does that sound about right?
Beyond that, I have a couple other concerns about the work that was performed. The outlet was wired to the two single pole breakers in a quad tandem breaker box. Is this OK? I've read that you shouldn't run a 240 volt outlet to two single breakers, but perhaps there's something special about these quad boxes that make this OK.Finally, despite running the outlet to a 20 amp breaker, he installed a 50 amp receptacle. If I cut off the 120 volt plug on my Foundry and put a 240v 50 amp one on it, will that cause any issues? J/K, it's a 20 amp outlet. The electrician gave me bad info.
Sorry about the noob questions. This stuff has been stressing me out a bit so hoping to get some feedback from some folks that understand this all better than I do. Thanks in advance.
Beyond that, I have a couple other concerns about the work that was performed. The outlet was wired to the two single pole breakers in a quad tandem breaker box. Is this OK? I've read that you shouldn't run a 240 volt outlet to two single breakers, but perhaps there's something special about these quad boxes that make this OK.
Sorry about the noob questions. This stuff has been stressing me out a bit so hoping to get some feedback from some folks that understand this all better than I do. Thanks in advance.
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