electric stove top hookup
#1
10-31-04, 12:40 PM
electric stove top hookup
Is there any problem hooking up an electric stove top, 208/240v, 60Hz, 30 amp appliance to a 40 amp circuit.
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10-31-04, 02:29 PM
You must change the breaker size down to what is specified by the name plate on the unit. It sounds like this is 30 amps. The wire size can stay at the larger size.
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10-31-04, 05:03 PM
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Even if the max overcurrent protection is 30 amps?
What if the unit draws 17 amps? Still a 40 or 50?
Where is here?
What if the unit draws 17 amps? Still a 40 or 50?
Where is here?
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11-01-04, 05:23 AM
electric stove top
when you say as long as the wire size is correct for the breaker there is no problem.
Is the wiring (pre-wired by manufacturer) in the appliance able to handle this or do I definitely need to change the breaker from a 40 amp to a 30 amp?
Thanks
Is the wiring (pre-wired by manufacturer) in the appliance able to handle this or do I definitely need to change the breaker from a 40 amp to a 30 amp?
Thanks
#9
11-01-04, 02:12 PM
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The local code that I was quoting was for an electric range which includes an oven. For a stove top, no oven, you should use a 30 amp breaker if the unit says 30 amp max. If you use the 40 amp breaker and something should short out, the breaker may not trip before the wires in your unit overheat.
Same principle as using 14 gauge wire on outlets. 14guage wire is made for 15amp circuits, so you use a 15amp breaker or fuse. If you use a 20amp fuse, you run the risk of the 14 guage wire overheating because the breaker may not trip before the wire gets to hot.
In other words, if you use the 40 amp breaker, the wire from the electrical panel to the stove top may be just fine but the wiring in the stove top itself could overheat before the breaker triped if a problem occured.
Hope this answers your question.
Same principle as using 14 gauge wire on outlets. 14guage wire is made for 15amp circuits, so you use a 15amp breaker or fuse. If you use a 20amp fuse, you run the risk of the 14 guage wire overheating because the breaker may not trip before the wire gets to hot.
In other words, if you use the 40 amp breaker, the wire from the electrical panel to the stove top may be just fine but the wiring in the stove top itself could overheat before the breaker triped if a problem occured.
Hope this answers your question.
