Timeline for Can I convert 50 amp electric oven circuit to subpanel, and power oven plus water heater, plus maybe a car charger?
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| Jul 7 at 12:25 | history | edited | nobody |
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| Jul 7 at 1:48 | comment | added | NoSparksPlease | Load calc and load management issues are valid, but take a 40,,000 ft look: Wire costs money, builders just plain don't use wire any bigger than what is needed for the circuit they are building. | |
| Jul 6 at 21:03 | answer | added | Harper - Reinstate Monica | timeline score: 5 | |
| Jul 6 at 12:44 | comment | added | Huesmann | Heck, even if the oven only calls for 40A, you won't be able to run a 19A water heater at the same time. | |
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| Jul 5 at 17:28 | comment | added | KMJ | If you ever end up in a 'don't do that or it will pop the breaker' situation with hardwired appliances, the quick reference is here: it's not to code. | |
| Jul 5 at 17:23 | answer | added | manassehkatz-Moving 2 Codidact | timeline score: 7 | |
| Jul 5 at 17:01 | history | edited | BaddDadd | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Jul 5 at 16:43 | answer | added | ratchet freak | timeline score: 5 | |
| Jul 5 at 16:16 | comment | added | crip659 | First what does the oven use/rated for? If the oven calls for the full 50 amps, adding more will be difficult on a 50 amp circuit. Most times you might get away with it, but making a big family and friends dinner plus the water heater will trip breakers. | |
| Jul 5 at 16:02 | history | edited | isherwood | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
"Sub" is a prefix, not a word
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| Jul 5 at 15:47 | history | asked | BaddDadd | CC BY-SA 4.0 |