Teikas Dad
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I have a small shed in my backyard where we used to have a pool house. A 220v line runs out to the shed (40amp breaker in the house leading to the pool house). After the pool shed was torn down the shed was delivered and set on the concrete slab that was still there. I ran the 220v line into the shed and split off one leg into a box with a 20amp breaker, then added a single light inside and three duplex 15amp outlets. Everything worked fine for six years.
My wife decided that she wanted the shed moved back 12 feet. I've been married for 32 years so I know by now that I just use the magic words "Yes Dear" and do it. For those newlyweds among us, trust me, it's easier in the long run.
Anyway...to move the shed back I had to extend the electrical line to it. The 220v line was buried 6 feet under and runs about 30 feet to the house so I couldn't dig it up. What I did was get some 12/2 UF romex and still only using one leg of the 220v line I connected the 12/2 to the 220 line with waterproof exterior connectors. I used the black and white wires in the 220 line and cut the red wire. I put a twist on waterproof connector cap on the red wire just to make sure it wouldn't ground out. I then wrapped the bejeepers out the entire thing with electric tape. The connection is just about dead center under the shed now so I can't get at it...at least not without jacking the entire shed up 3 feet in the air. After I ran the 12/2 into the 20amp breaker box in the shed I checked all the outlets with my tester and they all showed that they were wired correctly.
The problem is this, for no reason the main 40amp breaker inside the house now trips. At first it happened when my wife plugged in her weedwacker battery charger, so I thought something was wrong with that. I reset the breaker, turned on the light in the shed, plugged in another battery charger for another tool and she used a corded weedwacker all at the same time. It didn't trip the breaker. We shut everything off, then later when she want back the breaker had tripped again.
I'm at a loss.... what am I missing.
My wife decided that she wanted the shed moved back 12 feet. I've been married for 32 years so I know by now that I just use the magic words "Yes Dear" and do it. For those newlyweds among us, trust me, it's easier in the long run.
Anyway...to move the shed back I had to extend the electrical line to it. The 220v line was buried 6 feet under and runs about 30 feet to the house so I couldn't dig it up. What I did was get some 12/2 UF romex and still only using one leg of the 220v line I connected the 12/2 to the 220 line with waterproof exterior connectors. I used the black and white wires in the 220 line and cut the red wire. I put a twist on waterproof connector cap on the red wire just to make sure it wouldn't ground out. I then wrapped the bejeepers out the entire thing with electric tape. The connection is just about dead center under the shed now so I can't get at it...at least not without jacking the entire shed up 3 feet in the air. After I ran the 12/2 into the 20amp breaker box in the shed I checked all the outlets with my tester and they all showed that they were wired correctly.
The problem is this, for no reason the main 40amp breaker inside the house now trips. At first it happened when my wife plugged in her weedwacker battery charger, so I thought something was wrong with that. I reset the breaker, turned on the light in the shed, plugged in another battery charger for another tool and she used a corded weedwacker all at the same time. It didn't trip the breaker. We shut everything off, then later when she want back the breaker had tripped again.
I'm at a loss.... what am I missing.