This guy is so triggered it’s great

TarHeels is the Browns of Fnr, forever taking L's

C phase is only used in commercial 99.9% of the time. So there is "Single Phase" (A and B phases) and then there is "Three Phase" (A, B, and C phases). The phases come from the the transformer closest to your house thats feeding it. You will have a line either overhead or underground going into your meter, and it'll be 3 wires. 2 of them (usually 4/0 Alum) will be your actual power phases A and B. The 3rd will most likely be a 2/0 derated alum which will be your neutral. These then connect to your main panel. From your panel if we you were to take the cover off, you'll see 2 main lugs either top or bottom (depends on how they mounted the panel) with the 2 power conductors, and the neutral conductor will be connected to a lug off to the side. Also if you look at the where the bus bars in the center of the panel where the breakers go, you'll see there are 2 columns and X rows (depends on size of panel). Each row is the the opposite phase, so essentially they number them like this :

1 2 - A phase
3 4 - B phase
5 6 - A phase
7 8 - B phase

This is why when something requires 240 volt that the breaker takes up 2 slots, its to get both phases. If you were to use a breaker on space 1 and space 5, you would only be getting 120 volts.

The phasing itself is technically from the power company having sent you 2 different phases to your panel, I think I just kinda rambled here my bad lol

I do distribution design and break out c phase to go to parts of subdivisions all the time, but I see what you were saying, 120/240 drop would be A B N. I normally don't get to learn too much about what happens after I get it to the meter.

Ahh well right on so they will sometimes drop an A or B and you replace with a C? Or are you adding C to both others? Commercial uses the high voltage, low amperage because its more efficient for motors etc but there aren't a ton of houses (at least in my area) using 3phase unless we do an elevator but even then its just a converter

It was just a joke tbh.

Thought you'd read it and assume I was asking why would I... "want a 500hp car," and then hit you with the misdirection "go to the midwest" instead.


It would not be possible for me physically to run a wire from the garage to the circuit breaker box myself, which it sounds like I would have to do. Electricity scares me anyway, so I'd sooner have someone else do it anyway.

On the plus side, it sounds like something a non-certified electrician could do.

This post was edited by Terps on Dec 29 2018 11:39am

And your sig looks like they’re gargling some cocks lol

Well where is your panel located? Usually its in garages, so I assumed lol

Basement

And you can't park your tesla in there?

Yeah you might have to have someone to run it for you