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    Jul 22, 2009, 07:50 AM
    Changing 30 amp circuit breaker to 20 amp
    What do I do with the white wire from the 30 amp breaker ? The 20 amp breaker only has one receptacle.
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    Jul 22, 2009, 07:55 AM

    #10 wire needs a 30 amp breaker, #12 wire needs a 20 amp breaker.
    Is the white on the breaker, the it may be 240 volts, or a GFI breaker.
    More info will help.
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    Jul 22, 2009, 07:56 AM

    #10 wire needs a 30 amp breaker, #12 wire needs a 20 amp breaker.
    Is the white on the breaker, the it may be 240 volts, or a GFI breaker.
    More info will help.
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    Jul 22, 2009, 07:57 AM

    What are you hooking up? GFI, or 240 volts?
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    Jul 22, 2009, 10:56 AM

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    Jul 22, 2009, 11:08 AM

    Multiple posts have made this a bit confusing. Short or swapping out some wiring why would you want to switch a 30 amp for a 20 amp breaker?
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    Jul 22, 2009, 11:20 AM

    Hard to tell if it is a black and a white on a 2 pole breaker, of a GFI with the attached neutral?
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    Jul 22, 2009, 01:46 PM

    What a messy post.

    Never heard back form the OP, now that got to make you wonder what was done...
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    Jul 22, 2009, 03:21 PM

    Stick a fork in us, I'm done.
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