Recent content by Pirulote

I'm sorry guys...and thank you for your help. I finally figured out what was wrong: One of the connections was not making proper contact. There is, indeed, 240V. between the two hot poles. As a fact, that is how most of the major appliances work here. I found that the water heater does not have...

I'm sorry about the confusion. Basically, I connected the two 120V. to get 240 (I was trying to connect the range), since in large appliances, such as cooking equipment, space heating, water pumps, clothes dryers, and air conditioners these two are connected across the two live conductors to...

I am installing a main electrical box in my new house (Tennessee, USA). Can anyone tell me why are there no 220 Volts between the two positive poles? I get a normal reading between each one of these poles and the neutral. Thank you :? :?