Posted by: "Ed" edmcm2000@yahoo.com
> I have a deep well with a submersible pump that runs on 240V.
> Could I safely install a 10W light bulb on one the 2 normally open
> 120V volt legs that go to make up the 240, or do I have to keep the
> same exact load on both legs. I have a remote security camera and
> when I'm away I could check the light bulb to see if my pump is
> active when it should be irrigating the landscaping.
Hi Ed;
Since you only want a pilot light, to show that it is working,
perhaps it can be a tiny light, like the ones used in light switches
and continuity testers. The draw is so minute that it will have
virtually no effect on the circuit. Those little tester bulbs work
for 220 as well as 110V.
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