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I get a search box in Firefox, but not Chrome or Safari (my default browser)  os13.2.1, Safari 16.3

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Hey WB, I assume your post is in response to ihab’s OP but it pinged me anyway.  It looks to me like you are suggesting double lugging the little 18ga wire into something like a 50A range breaker along side probably 6ga wire or similar, at the higher torque I assume. That led me to do a quick check and I noticed that the one exemption where the NEC allows double lugging on is whole home surge protectors.  That got me thinking about if there could be an advantage to piggybacking the Emporia with an SPD.  At least if you are local monitoring you can assume that if the Emporia goes offline but the lights are still on, you may have had a surge. Even by remote if your cameras are still on, or say a smart plug in a non emergency power fed circuit is still on.  Don’t know if this topic is covered elsewhere, just thinking out loud.

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That makes a ridiculous amount of sense! Thanx. There is no neutral going from the sub panel to the switch and from the switch to the control box, where the start cap lives. From there to the motor there is black/red/”yellow”, but I guess what is connected to the subpanel is all that really matters. Thinking out loud, thank you!

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Hey Currentdraw, (or anyone) I’m wondering the same about my well pump. I looks like the start cap is on 1 leg and the (capless) run line on the other. Wondering which leg to clamp and what multiplier to use. I wonder if there would be a way for the app to make an assumption based on the balance? Or is there? Are the circuit profiles just icons or is there and algorithm baked in?

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Do they ever deviate? Maybe 2 light switches side by side with similar loads but on different circuits? Are there any smart switches controlling 2 things? A/V system with powered satellite speakers? Pretty spikey load whatever it is. Should be easy to spot next time you go there. Looks like it matches a sleep/wake cycle.

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I think the solution is a quad 15A 2-pole tandem breaker with a common trip in the middle. That’s what I plan to do because I don’t like the idea of hot wire nuts with no strain relief down the side of my panel.

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Nope, still stuck in this damn loop. For crying out loud how the hell can I post in the regular forum? I’ve logged in like twentyskevnerndy flippin times. UGH.

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Hi, I’m Jeff. I can’t tell you how much I’m enjoying this log-in loop I’m stuck in here. Hopefully this helps.

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