Replacing gas range with electric oven/gas cooktop
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Replacing gas range with electric oven/gas cooktop
Hello all. I am in the process of a kitchen renovation and will be replacing my gas range with a separate single electric under the counter (wall) oven and gas cooktop. The oven specs call for a 30amp, 240 v (i.e. dual pole) circuit. I'm used to electric ranges being between 40 and 50 amps, but assume the lower 30 amps rating is because this is just an oven (i.e. no cooktop).
It looks like code is 10 gauge wire for 30 amps. I've got about an 80 foot run from breaker box to oven location. Will 10 gauge be enough, or should I upgrade to 8 gauge? I'd still only use a 30 amp breaker (which I assume it is fine/code to use 8 gauge with 30 amp breaker).
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It looks like code is 10 gauge wire for 30 amps. I've got about an 80 foot run from breaker box to oven location. Will 10 gauge be enough, or should I upgrade to 8 gauge? I'd still only use a 30 amp breaker (which I assume it is fine/code to use 8 gauge with 30 amp breaker).
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#10 will be fine. Check the specs of the oven and see if you need to run 10/2 or 10/3. If it says 120/240, or the tail on the oven has 4 wires, you will need to run 10/3 w/ground. Or you can cover all your bases and run 10/3 for now and the future.
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Its a 240 so I'm planning on #10-3 wire. One further question - the inspector made me upgrade all breakers in the kitchen (my 2 20 amp small appliance, 15 amp dishwasher, 15 amp disposal, 20 amp microwave, and 15 amp lights to AFCI breakers. Does code also require the 30 amp for the oven be an AFCI?
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