electrical - Is a 40 amp breaker acceptable to use for an induction ...
Mar 30, 2025 · Actual possible maximum power - that appears to be 47.5A (11.4 kW / 240V). Design rating as approved by UL or ETL (or similar) - that appears to be 40A based on "they also list the …
Why is it OK to use a 50 A receptacle on a 40 A circuit?
Can the 8awg wiring (for 40A breaker circuit) handle the over current safely until the 40A breaker trips? Yes. The 8awg wire is rated for 40A at 60 degree C, and 50A at 75 degree C; it should handle the …
Old house new wires - 30 A dryer on 40 A circuit [closed]
Nov 18, 2024 · I’m getting a new dryer and redoing the utility room. The old dryer was on a 10-30 plug, 40 amp double pole breaker with massive aluminum wire. The 40 amp breaker is on a part of the …
breaker size, wire gauge, and minimum circuit ampacity (MCA)
Jun 6, 2024 · Which actually makes sense. For a pure resistive load, MCA == wattage/voltage. And while typically each water heater will be on its own circuit and therefore breaker size = first typical …
Determining wire gauge based on MCA and max fuse size
Feb 13, 2024 · The manual specs Max Fuse Size: 40A, and Min. Circuit Ampacity 29.9. There is a 40A breaker in my panel for this. However, they ran 10ga Romex from there to the disconnect (which is 8' …
What Wire Should be Used for a 40A 240V Circuit?
Given a 240V 40A circuit is there an official wire type that should be used? I assume there is a building code standard for this somewhere, but I don't really know where to look.
What is code for the minimum capacity of a subpanel?
You're not required to feed 60A to a 60A-rated panel. In fact I encourage you to use a 100, 125 or 200A panel, because those have more breaker spaces than a 60A. If you want to feed any of them with a …
Why does the broiler of my Frigidaire induction range trip my GFI ...
Nov 14, 2023 · With my Frigidaire induction range, new in 2021, the broiler tripped the Siemens 40A, 2-pole, 240V GFI breaker after the broiler operated for 6-8 minutes. No other mode of operation – with …
What type of disconnect should I use for a four-wire water heater?
Jul 22, 2024 · There are a bunch of ways to solve it. One possibility: Cable whip to a junction box In junction box connect wires to two pairs of 8 AWG wire. On each side of the junction box, use a nipple …
40A Cooktop on 30A breakers - Home Improvement Stack Exchange
Oct 30, 2017 · Our Whirlpool GJC3034R Cooktop needs to be replaced so while doing the research I realized that it is rated 40A (here is the excerpt from the manual): A 4-wire or 3-wire, single phase, …