Re: Newbie Advice needed

["brobin" <nospam@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I think Jack is speaking from the standpoint of keeping you safe.  A
residential electrical panel is not complex but a mistake can be costly if
not deadly.  The installation is fairly easy if you know what's what in the
panel.  If opening the panel will be a first time experience, at least
enlist the help of a friend who's familiar with what's inside.

"Free" <Free-spam-me-not@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Please elaborate on why you say that.
>
> "Jack Ak" <akjack@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>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.
>>>
>