Recent content by Bwerner

Thanks, I am reading this right now. I understand the importance of the ground but I guess I just assumed the house had one installed, I'm pretty shocked that there was no ground rod this entire time I've lived here. I had an electrician run a spa panel to a shed in my backyard several years...

I'm in a single family house... so, there is no ground rod installed?

This is the main panel, I don't think I'm seeing the grounding electrode unless it is one of the 3 main black wires coming in...?

So much better, thanks! :mug:

Receptacle neutral

Before I mess with the brew controller any further I'd like to get this breaker figured out.. I have a 30a breaker with neutral connected to the bus bar. As maxkling asked, it appears that neutral to receptacle is landed on another spot on the bus bar, definitely not directly to the breaker...

I thought these were the standard switches that many electric brewers are using. I rewired the neutral wires as you described and the gfci is still tripping. The problem definitely seems to be the switches... Your advice, sir?

Possibly, I would have to take the switch completely apart to see... Should I instead remove the jumpers from 24 -> x2 and disconnect neutral to x1? I was connecting coil neutral through Element switch x1 also, so I would need to connect coil neutral to temp controller, temp controller to...

The bulbs?

I appreciate your concern :mug: I have seen those videos before and have the utmost respect for the dangers of electricity. Before starting this I read as much as possible and felt I understood enough to step outside my comfort zone to learn a new skill. I am proceeding with caution and am...

I was following P-Js diagram which shows neutral going to "x1" on each switch and temp controller. It is going to the led indicator in the switch. The red and blue push buttons are the switches for PID on/off and element on/off. I have them wired accordingly: 23 --> hot "in" 24 --> load...

Okay, progress I think... :mug: I got as far as connecting the switches (tested individually) and both trip the breaker when connected to neutral with nothing else connected (to neutral). I did not try with the PID hooked up directly, I'm guessing this means the short is somewhere in my...

It is #10, the wire was existing from dryer outlet with breaker replaced with gfci and receptacle replaced with 4 prong. Everything was installed by a hired electrician.

Okay when I do this the breaker doesn't trip when I push the switches but it doesn't seem to be getting power either... switches don't illuminate and pid doesn't turn on.

GFCI breaker neutral is bonded with ground in main panel bus bar