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Make sure your breakers are on opposite phase. Do that by putting a volt meter between the two breakers. If you read 220v you are good. If it reads 0 you are on the same phase and the neutral can carry twice the intended current.

I have a house wired with the ge q-line half width breakers. Those go a-a-b-b-a-a-b-b etc. so it’s easy to get two adjacent breakers on the same phase. I found one split circuit in the box wired wrong.

I’m concerned about Andre ties on these little breakers. I couldn’t find them from ge with their brand. I want them tied so I am safe if servicing a neutral, but I don’t want to interfere with a breaker tripping because it’s tied to another one. Has anyone seen q-line breakers tied before?

Make sure your breakers are on opposite phase. Do that by putting a volt meter between the two breakers. If you read 220v you are good. If it reads 0 you are on the same phase and the neutral can carry twice the intended current.

I have a house wired with the ge q-line half width breakers. Those go a-a-b-b-a-a-b-b etc. so it’s easy to get two adjacent breakers on the same phase. I found one split circuit in the box wired wrong.

I’m concerned about Andre ties on these little breakers. I couldn’t find them from ge with their brand. I want them tied so I am safe if servicing a neutral, but I don’t want to interfere with a breaker tripping because it’s tied to another one. Has anyone seen q-line breakers tied before?

Make sure your breakers are on opposite phase. Do that by putting a volt meter between the two breakers. If you read 220v you are good. If it reads 0 you are on the same phase and the neutral can carry twice the intended current.

I have a house wired with the ge q-line half width breakers. Those go a-a-b-b-a-a-b-b etc. so it’s easy to get two adjacent breakers on the same phase. I found one split circuit in the box wired wrong.

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Make sure your breakers are on opposite phase. Do that by putting a volt meter between the two breakers. If you read 220v you are good. If it reads 0 you are on the same phase and the neutral can carry twice the intended current.

I have a house wired with the ge q-line half width breakers. Those go a-a-b-b-a-a-b-b etc. so it’s easy to get two adjacent breakers on the same phase. I found one split circuit in the box wired wrong.

I’m concerned about Andre ties on these little breakers. I couldn’t find them from ge with their brand. I want them tied so I am safe if servicing a neutral, but I don’t want to interfere with a breaker tripping because it’s tied to another one. Has anyone seen q-line breakers tied before?