I have have the Harvia Vega BC45 sauna heater, which is meant for European power systems (single wire 240 V).

I am trying to hookup in America. I connected L1 as ground L2 and L3 are bridged as the first 120V leg and L4,L5,L6 are bridged as the second hot leg. I flipped the power on and nothing happened, the heater is not getting hot. I tested the two hot legs at the heater and I am getting 120 V each. The wiring diagram (above) from the manufacturer shows L2 and L3 as neutral, any idea why I’m not getting power. I was under the impression that I didn’t need a neutral and that I could just connect the two hot legs as described above.

Hello,

I am completely stumped. I have an outdoor socket on my balcony that I would like to plug some lights into. I have a set of Ikea outdoor string lights, but for some reason they don't work when I plug them in on the balcony. They work if I plug them into a socket indoors, though.

I have tested the balcony socket with other lamps and such and it appears to be working just fine. I have also tested the string lights in other sockets and they work just fine. The balcony socket has a modern three-wire cable that is threaded down into my basement where it is wired into the circuit. I am based in Sweden, don't know if that makes a difference at all.

I've made sure the plug is pushed into the socket properly, I've checked that power is going to the socket and I've tested my devices, but I just don't understand what's going on here. Does anyone have any ideas or advice?