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Originally Posted by Brian Carlton
No, the two lines to the house are both 120V. The 240V is generated because the 120V lines are 180 degrees out of phase.
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240 degrees out of phase. Depending on which of the 2 legs you are getting. A,B,and C.
A-B=240V(120 Degrees apart)
A-C=240V(240 Dgrees apart)
B-C=240V(120 Degrees apart)
Seeing 99% of houses use single phase capacitor start motors the degrees between the phases really dont matter.