amount of wires on a breaker

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I understood that only one wire is alow to be installed on a circuit breaker.
I was reading on the Square D web site some 15,20 and 30 amps breakers are rating for two wires.
This means that a breaker can be use as an splice or two wire termination .

Please clarify,
Omar
 
Thats correct, all wire terminals are rated for a single conductor unless otherwise marked and listed.

Square D is just one breaker out of a few that is rated for two conductors.
 
iwire said:
Thats correct, all wire terminals are rated for a single conductor unless otherwise marked and listed.

Square D is just one breaker out of a few that is rated for two conductors.
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one of the many reasons to go with square d :D

~Matt
 
It was working fine BEFORE you touched it

It was working fine BEFORE you touched it

That seems like a really bad idea.. leads to nothing but confusion. Anytime I open a panel, that is first thing I look for. You have to take the circuit breaker out of the panel to read the specs on the side. What happens if the breaker won't re-set or the bus bar has been arching for years. The customer is going to expect you to get the lights back on for free.
 
BLACK4TRUCK said:
That seems like a really bad idea.. leads to nothing but confusion. Anytime I open a panel, that is first thing I look for. You have to take the circuit breaker out of the panel to read the specs on the side. What happens if the breaker won't re-set or the bus bar has been arching for years. The customer is going to expect you to get the lights back on for free.
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EVERYTHING works fine before it breaks down. This is where you need to educate the customer, not listen to them whine and complain.
 
BLACK4TRUCK said:
That seems like a really bad idea.. leads to nothing but confusion. Anytime I open a panel, that is first thing I look for. You have to take the circuit breaker out of the panel to read the specs on the side. What happens if the breaker won't re-set or the bus bar has been arching for years. The customer is going to expect you to get the lights back on for free.
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Why would one or two conductors terminated per the listing make a difference?
 
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