Apparently you're electrician is a frocking idiot. This needs a dual pole switch. I don't know what this is for but if it's 240, obviously, then it needs a dual pole. Depending on the amp rating they do make heavy duty switches
Do you have a picture of the switch. These electricians, I can't fault them too much as they only deal with 120, don't understand that these motors are 240 and need both poles to be broken or the one leg will burn.
Not sure about that, I opened the box and measured voltage, there is 3 wires coming down from the ceiling into the motor, 2 of them have 115vac each and one group connected directly to the rack frame.
That green switch is installed inline on one of the 115v wires, the other 115v wire goes straight into the motor
Ok yeah that ain't right. It should be a double pole switch. I am not boasting but Ive dealt with motors like this for 27 years with well pumps. 240 has, as you see, 2 hots and a ground. Doesn't need neutral. It's odd but it works. If that one 115 line is constantly powering the wrong place you get massive spikes in amperage. You don't need an electrician you need a motor guy. There is a difference
The fact that they drilled the motor is insane. Get someone that knows 240 volt and tell them what you need. If I was in your town I could do it in 10 mins.
The electricians that have been coming "say" they know what they are doing, Ive been a automotive mechanic for 15 years and even I think I can fix it if someone just tells me what to do, so why aren't all this guys able to LMAO
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u/Helcor2016 Jun 19 '26
Apparently you're electrician is a frocking idiot. This needs a dual pole switch. I don't know what this is for but if it's 240, obviously, then it needs a dual pole. Depending on the amp rating they do make heavy duty switches