Hi all, pulling 12-2 /G cable to the small apartment I'm putting in my house. I understand that the fridge needs to be on its own dedicated circuit. Does that rule apply to apartment sized fridge as well? I'm guessing that the NEC sees a fridge as a fridge regardless of size. Also, can the apartment sized gas oven/stove(electric ignitor) share the same circuit with exhaust hood? As usual, thanks in advance for the expert help. Roger

It all was a long time ago I had 2 years of electronics, and now I am trying to evaluate my fiancé's 200 amp service box, to see if she can add a new 20amp circuit dedicated for an outside pool. I realize it will have to be a GFCI (I've done that before) but my main question is how to determine the maximum load available to the panel. I understand that all circuits should be wired to only 80% of the maximum value of its breaker, so should I assume that each circuit breaker in the panel so far is at 80% its value and subtract that from 200amps? Probably not I'm thinking because I have already found 2 circuits that were erroneously wired, one I fixed and one I'm still trying to run down. So I guess what I need is a link to some publication that I can read and learn the ins and outs of Michigan code for circuit panels. Anyone with an idea of where I can find that online?