windrockwater Posted December 4, 2011 Share Posted December 4, 2011 So I am going to move some brand new Access Points around to make sure that my two new Access Points are on the separate phases of my house electrical system. When i renovated the house years ago, the electrician installed two duplex electrical outlets in the basement for all my electronics. I asked him to put one outlet on one phase and the other on the other phase. I then used my old generation Access Points on each outlet. I have since bought some new Access Points and when I try to link them according to the manual on these two outlets, they do not seem to confirm that they are on separate phases. Strange. So now I wonder if these two electrical outlets are indeed on the two phases of my house wiring. Each has a dedicated breaker in the panel (outlet #1 and Outlet #2) and the the breakers are one on top of the other (they are not side by side) in the panel. Is there a way that I can confirm how to install the access points so that they are indeed on the two phases? Do I just try other outlets until the Access Points flash their status lights in confirmation? Or can i remove the cover panel on my electrical panel and visually confirm which breakers are on which phase? Or some other method? I have an entire house full of insteon devices (and problems) so making sure the Access Points are best placed seems really critical! Thanks in advance... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeG Posted December 4, 2011 Share Posted December 4, 2011 windrockwater If you have the knowledge to work around a panel that can kill you if things are done wrong (yes, that was meant to scare you) then looking inside to confirm how the outlets are wired to what breakers will show if they are on opposite phases. What indications are you seeing from the second Access Point, the one not where the Set button was tapped 4 times? Is the one that was tapped 4 times beeping? Lee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gatchel Posted December 4, 2011 Share Posted December 4, 2011 If you have a meter you can run an extension cord from one outlet to the other outlet location and use your meter to measure voltage on the HOT pins on each outlet (the wall outlet and the extension cord outlet). Close to 0 volts = same leg, 240 volts = different legs The HOT pin is shown here as long as your outlets are wired correctly: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Domes ... _B_USA.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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