![]() ![]() These types of quality, industry exclusive products keep the Square D brand ahead of the competition and are builders' and electrical contractors' first choice in electrical protection. They come in many different sizes and can meet the needs of virtually every function in your home or business. QO circuit breakers have features no other manufacturer can offer. This enables you to easily distinguish which breaker has tripped in a load center that may contain up to 42 different circuit breakers. and a highly visible, red indicator easily identifies the tripped breaker. When a QO Visi-Trip circuit breaker trips, the handle snaps to a midpoint position between in. All QO circuit breakers are equipped with the exclusive Visi-Trip indicator. The ANSI-certified and UL-listed unit is rated for 120/240 VAC and 10,000 AIR. QO 15 Amp Single-Pole Circuit Breaker(QO115CP) The Square D by Schneider Electric QO 15 The Square D by Schneider Electric QO 15 Amp One-Pole Circuit Breaker is intended for overload and short-circuit protection of your electrical system. Luckily the 200 Amp Square D box I already wired into the house is AFCI ready. I attached a picture so the physical differences can be noted. Returns happen all the time in construction but this might have been alleviated if Home Depot noted these breakers are not suitable for new home construction, except in limited use. Now I will return them and upgrade to AFCIs which impacts my house budget by $700-800. Having done wiring years ago, I knew I could do the house wiring with a little NEC reading (I did not do enough obviously, DOH!). A/C wiring is exempt as well.īackround I am building a retirement home and was attempting to do everything I could to minimize outside contractor costs. Currently AFCI breakers are not required for residential bathroom, fridge, water heater, dryer, or stove circuits (currently in 2019). ![]() Next years' NEC code updates, could phase them into all internal residential circuits. The old breakers can still be used for New Business building construction but not new home except for extremely limited use.Ĭurrently they are still allowed for old home repairs too. However my hope with this review is to save others my distress by impressing upon Home Depot the fact that this breaker is NOT for new residential buildings and this fact should be noted for all 15 and 20 amp breakers that are not AFCI breakers now that the NEC by code has replaced almost all of these old standard $8-11 breakers with $36-50 AFCI breakers. Many will say the fault is mine, and that is ok. Please note this review is based strictly on my individual experience with the breaker. This effectively shuts off the connection to both bus poles, shutting down the entire circuit at once.Not suitable for new home construction. This causes the other half of the breaker to trip at the same time because the two halves are tied together by the single breaker bar or toggle. If a fault or other problem occurs along one of these wires, the corresponding half of the breaker will trip. Each of these connects to a terminal on the breaker and is protected by half of the breaker. Circuit wiring that connects to double-pole breakers contains two "hot" wires. ![]() Double-pole breakers snap onto two poles for a total of 240 volts. When single-pole breakers are installed, they snap into one pole to receive 120 volts. Each pole, or connection point, on the bars, carries 120 volts of electricity. Inside your breaker box or main service panel are energized metal plates, called "hot" bus bars. They have a toggle switch that's twice the length of the toggle on single-pole breakers. The Spruce Home Improvement Review Boardĭouble-pole breakers are "double-wide" breakers that take up two slots in the breaker box. ![]()
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