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Most residential wiring is 15A except for bathrooms.
by dcrazy 2y ago
Most residential wiring is 15A except for bathrooms.
- Sohcahtoa82 2y agoAnd kitchens. Otherwise, running your microwave, toaster, and coffee maker at the same time would likely trip the breaker. And obviously, the stove/oven is on its own circuit unless it's gas.
- burnerthrow008 2y agoDon’t forget garages, too.
- ryao 2y agoMy kitchen has at least 2 120VAC circuits, which seems to avoid this.
- Kirby64 2y agoNEC code requires 2 separate 20 amp circuits in a kitchen. Usually they split the circuits across a countertop or window. It's been code since ... as far as I can tell, pretty much forever. Unless you're living in a house that is either non-compliant or built before NEC was required, then it should have this kitchen arrangement.
- bongodongobob 2y agoMost kitchens don't run on only one circuit for the obvious reasons you've described.