Re: 2 circuits one 2 pole switch
They are not wired to two switches they are on one branch circuit with one single pole switch . It is because they work separately that the folks at Hayward suggested a two circuit two pole snap switch . I think , though not sure , that they are synchronized through the electronic switching integral to the fixture, by using the peek of the sine wave . I don't think there is any " talking " between them.
There has been a Twist in the road,
We installed a standard 1 pole breaker , protecting a dead face gfci device with the lights connected on the load side ,.... It does not trip.
Some people might say " great , problem solved ",... Not me ,I say why is it tripping three different gfci breakers and not tripping this device.
While I recognize it is O.K. to use such a device , I chose a breaker because it provides a higher level of protection for the homeowner.I also do not think the problem is solved, we do not know what it is or if it poses a threat. It seems to, when using a gfci breaker ?
I talked to an engineer at Siemens who confirmed that the use of a gfci breaker provides a higher level of protection for the homeowner, and added the lights should not trip the breaker. As for why they don't trip the one dead face gfci applied , he thought the device simply has a higher fault tolerance level.
If I had used a dead face from the start I would not have known better , would not have seen these lights trip three different breakers all day long, I cannot use the dead face and walk away.
While I know it is O.K. to use such a device , it is also O.K. to use a breaker and that is what I decided to use . To search for a device that holds ,
is to me , like putting a 30 amp fuse on a #14 because the 15 amp fuse keeps popping . Problem solved ???? Nope , just waiting to surface.
Thanks again Marc