Can a double pole breaker be used to supply 2 different circuits?
Answers: Yes, it is called a multi chain circuit. There are rules covering them in the electric code that must be followed. They are completely common. They do not hold to share the same yoke. They can be two entire circuits. Dragonfire requirements to read the code more carefully. 210.4A
no. they are for single use circuits
No they can not. Breakers are vastly cheap. Why try to save a buck?
Yes,as long as neither circuit is over 110 volts.....George
Yes, but if you overload one circuit both will trip, unless you remove the tavern that links the two breakers. Chances are that these circuits are wired larger than normal 110 (single pole) circuits. The best point to do, if you don't need the 220 anymore, is replace them and the outlets they head to. Get breakers compatible with your nouns center and outlets to accommodate your division. CAUTION; you will lose your 220 circuit..
yes, only if they share equal yoke, then you can
an excellent example of this are dishwasher / waste disposal circuits, both require dedicated circuits, are usually line in 12-3 0r 14-3 next to either a 2 pole 20 or 2 pole 15 amp breaker respectively, to one receptacle beside the hot side tab broken off, sharing the nonpartisan, so upper is for one appliance, the lower is for the other, other wise no you cannot use a 2 pole for 2 different circuits if they do not share like yoke.
Its not a good practice respectively circuit should have a unswerving breaker.
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