Re: Electrical

[RTS <gafa@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On 9/27/2023 7:13 PM, Bob La Londe wrote:
> On 9/27/2023 5:08 PM, Bob La Londe wrote:
>> In my process of adding an EV charging station I had wanted to add
>> another 20 amp 220V outlet for occasional use of other 220V equipment
>> in the garage.  (band saw, radial arm saw, non business CNC machine,
>> etc) With the 50 amp breaker for the charging station the sub panel is
>> now full.  They make high density breakers (4 poles in the space of
>> 2), but I was unable to find one for this panel.
>>
>> I know the odds of one of you being specifically familiar is slim, but
>> its worth a shot.
>>
>> Before somebody says, "Did you try Home Depot?" in a dry nasally
>> voice. Yes I tried all the usual easy suspects.
>>
>> The sub panel is a GE PowerMark Gold Load Center. I am looking for a
>> drop in 4 pole high density breaker in the configuration of
>> 20/20-20/20. Â Â It looks like the Siemens breakers with a UNV suffix
>> may be a correct fit, but the outside poles on the only one I found
>> were 15 amp.  All the existing circuits are 20 amp.  The panel is
>> currently being used as a sub panel, and is full at the moment.  Other
>> Siemens breakers I found that appeared to be a match will not
>> physically fit.  They have a blocker plate on the connections, and the
>> physical gap in the middle is to narrow.
>>
>> I did also look for a GE solution since its a GE panel, but was unable
>> to find anything at all.  I would ask them if they had a solution I
>> had not found, but they make accepting all cookies and agreeing to
>> receive SPAM a condition of contact.
>>
>> The suffix UNV I found with the 15 amp poles was at Lowes. I did not
>> physically try it, but visually it appears to have the correct gap to
>> fit around the plastic rejection tab in the panel, the correct depth
>> for the contact lugs, and correct snap in length when compared
>> directly with the 50 amp GE breaker I used for the EV station.
>>
>>
>
> As I sit out here trying to find another breaker I just received a
> couple images via text from my wife.  She has plugged the new EV station
> into her car for the first time and it appears to be working.
>
maybe try looking at the problem a different way.
maybe convert some other circuits to the slim doubler breaker,
freeing up a full size plug-in for available breakers to do what your
after..
RTS
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