After looking more closely at the box last night I realized that the large spare lug is connected to the neutral from the main line to the neutral bar and also the ground bar. I connected my #6 to this and it seems to fit OK and I could probably put 2 #6 wires in it. The clamp screw held it very...
Just to clarify some points on this: 1- this is an inground swimming pool. 2 -The electrician I called is the one that a local pool dealer uses for all of their pool installations and is also the instructor at a local high school in electrical wiring to the NEC. 3 - I may have misunderstood him...
I need to connect a #6AWG neutral to my main panel. There are no open spaces (all spaces on the neutral bar are already doubled up -two wires per lug) except a large lug next to the main lug coming in from the power company. Would this be acceptable to use? What is it normally used for?
First, I am Mechanical not elecrical so i need some help with wiring a 230 volt pool pump motor. This is an AO Smith motor and the connections show L1, L2 and a ground. My panel has a 15amp dual breaker (for 230volt), which has two terminals. I asumed they would take a red and black wire to the...
