Narrowly averted disaster today

[Lucky Lefty]

If you go with outlets dedicated to their own breakers, please don't do a multi-wire branch circuit. If you lose the neutral going to the breaker panel, you'll have 240 volts going through your equipment. Which could be really bad with your in-tank pumps, powerheads, and the heater.

:eek2:

Exactly why I think I need to hire someone to do this. Electricity scares me. If only Tesla won the battle, instead of Edison.

 

[CuzzA]

As promised here is my setup.

You can still run your MH, just run an extension cord to another circuit until you rectify the problem.

If you're noticing noises and flickering you may want to call your power company and have them come out and check the main neutral line coming into your home. If this fails, and I've seen it happen with my own two eyes, it can fry all or some of your appliances.

 

[kenj711]

Circuit overload is why my new build is going to run behind schedule for a while. The new tank is going in my living room which has every outlet on one 15A breaker. I went through and added up the amp draws of everything and I won't be able to safely run the new set up. So, I'm having an electrician in to pull a new line and put the tank on its own circuit with 30A breaker.

We've done the electrical fire once before and I don't want to ever go through that again. We literally lost everything we owned, including our cars, because of a bad wire between the main breaker outside and the sub-panel in the garage.

 

[Lucky Lefty]

As promised here is my setup.

You can still run your MH, just run an extension cord to another circuit until you rectify the problem.

If you're noticing noises and flickering you may want to call your power company and have them come out and check the main neutral line coming into your home. If this fails, and I've seen it happen with my own two eyes, it can fry all or some of your appliances.

Dude.. simply put.. YOU ROCK. Serious thanks to you my friend!

 

[Silvergryphon]

Might consider going LED for your lighting when you can afford it. It'll ease the load on the circuit and the load on your wallet!

 

[Shawn O]

Definitely have your electrician run at least two separate lines from the breaker box to your tank and split everything in your system between them. This way if a GFCI is tripped by a failed power head, heater or pump you will still have the other circuit running.