Re: Newbie Advice needed

["Jack Ak" <akjack@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Based upon the questions you have asked in this posting and others,
you should hire an electrician to install the coupler/repeater.

"Free" <Free-spam-me-not@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:fu4ca1pita1um203f3tp9rg4pdvrlqb4l0@xxxxxxxxxx
> I probably mis-spoke.   By "three phases" I only meant to describe the
> two hot and neutral wires.  I apparently stumbled into a term-of-art
> that I did not intend.  So, if I have an ordinary residential setup,
> where would I best install the coupler/repeater?  And, does the
> auxiliary or secondary breaker panel present any problems for sending
> PLC signals through the entire house?  Thanks!
>
> "Jack Ak" <akjack@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> >"Free" <Free-spam-me-not@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:q3h9a1dhp9q75h4ko15rfqfu9oqfohguup@xxxxxxxxxx
> >> Now I have a question on where is best to install the
> >> coupler/repeater.  There are three places in my house where the three
> >> phases are readily accessible: 1) the main breaker panel, 2) the
> >> kitchen stove, 3) an upstair "auxiliary" breaker panel.
> >>
> >> One concern I have is whether the circuits off the auxiliary panel are
> >> somehow isolated from the main panel and its circuits.  Will PLC
> >> signals traverse the main and auxilary circuits?
> >>
> >> If the best signal propogation would come from installing the
> >> coupler/repeater at the main breaker, then I will do that.  But, I
> >> would prefer putting it at the stove (just for reasons of convenience
> >> - simpler to kill just the stove power vs. the whole house and I don't
> >> have to pull open an entire panel to reach the wires).  Would it be
> >> just as good to put it at the stove?
> >>
> >
> >If you believe your residence uses three phase electrical power, you should
> >hire an electrician to install the coupler/repeater.  Most homes receive 240 volt
> >split phase service from a 240v utility transformer with a center tapped
> >secondary winding.  Read the labeling on your electrical service meter.
> >You might notice the words "single phase".
> >
> >If you don't understand how electrical power is distributed in your home,
> >you can create an unsafe (life threatening) condition with "do-it-yourself"
> >modifications.
>