How does your house handle that? Did you make custom changes to the electrics in the house? Are you worried about an electrical fire?
I ran a total of 4 30A 2 Pole circuits, What you see in that pic is about 2 30A circuits, but you could probably use the 30A dryer connection and convert the dedicated 20A for the washer to 240V and do the same I am doing without running new wires.
Nope no worries about fire at all. I used 10-2 Romex Copper which is within code, wire temp is a comfortable 42C well below the 60C its rated for.
Currently pulling 104A on each phase at the main breaker for the whole house, I currently have a temp problem with my main breaker that limits me to 120A or it overheats and pops. Probably just old and has a poor connection to the bus, I will be replacing it with a brand new 225A as my bus is rated for 225A and ramping up to 180A per phase or 43KW hopefully this week.
Nice being able to pull all of that at home!
My home was built in the 60s, and had some serious wiring modifications done by the previous owner.
The garage was converted into the Master Bedroom. While I haven't figured out every detail (I will) but the other night the breaker blew which I thought was the main breaker for the main box. Everything on the end of the house with the converted garage / MB went black but the other end of the house kept chugging right along. (Half my miners went down as well).
Fortunately I always check with a meter before performing any wiring, and have a bud who is licensed.
I assume I only have 100 amp service and that is what my friend said, but he works with me now and hasn't been "in the field". He also hasn't looked at everything outside. I wonder if I do have more service.
The breaker which blew was a 70. It is HOT here for freaking January, almost 80 degrees now!
It is funny you mention the washer and dryer. I do not know what others have done and I'm sure mine isn't the craziest, but at the moment the stove is disconnected so I could use that 240 circuit for my S4. The S4 is sitting on the kitchen counter with a DSP2000 and some monster fans. My daughters are not pleased. Wait until they see what I have planned for the oven which is separate from the stove as it is a cooktop. The bigger wire must be ran to the Oven as both it and the cook top are on a 50 amp breaker.
There is a 20 amp breaker which also kills the same lights int he master bedroom / bath / renovated garage as the 70 which blew. I am going to have to pull the panel to figure out exactly what they did. Moving the rest of the miners to 240 anyway, but I want to know where every wire is connected.
Very much off topic, but I have a question about power:
I am trying to decide whether I should purchase a PDU for the 240, or simply build a junction box with terminal strips inside and handy plug-ins. (I will make sure everything is rated correctly and checked by a licensed Electrician).
Money isn't the biggest concern, but it is important, but what is the thought process for miners with 20+ units?
My 20 will change to less units with more hasrate over the next couple of months so it is hard to predict what I will need, but what do you guys put together or buy for home use on 240?