Pulling enough Watts

[BeanAnimal]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13937634#post13937634 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by beachbumva
Have to add a small bit t hough, I know Virginia code that dining rooms must be on there own breakers as well as kitchen seperate, there resoning is that a dining room could have a hot plate therefore must be on a dedicated circuit

Yup that pretty much sums it up. The newer code revisions (2005, on i think) require at least (2) branch circuits for the kitchen counter, (1) for the disposal, (1) for the refrigerator, (1) for the microwave, and the lighting needs to be seperate (but can be on a common lighting circuit).

, stupid yes but we failed our electrical inspection while building our last house because my husband wired it wrong

 

[ryshark]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13937634#post13937634 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by beachbumva
Have to add a small bit t hough, I know Virginia code that dining rooms must be on there own breakers as well as kitchen seperate, there resoning is that a dining room could have a hot plate therefore must be on a dedicated circuit, stupid yes but we failed our electrical inspection while building our last house because my husband wired it wrong, also make sure the compressor is running when your running them both together to do your smoke checks, opening the door is not enough to pull anything , the actual compressor has to be running at the same time you have everything else running

Opening the door is how I got the compressor to kick on, then I turned the microwave on and then my 440w of VHO. I am still going to upgrade and get a dedicated circuit. I really need to check what the code is for my city. If they wired it wrong, I may be able to get the builder to pay the electrician to do it correctly.

 

[thecoralreefer]

One thought on this and someone metioned it was the safty rating. @20 % you could have not reached the overload and thats why the breaker didn't pop. But even then as metioned the current in the wire is exccesive and could cause a fire. So be careful man !!!

 

[ryshark]

Yeah, Ive pretty much decided to do it the right way and get a 20amp dedicated circuit. Plus this way I won't be worried about adding extra powerheads or wavebox or calcium reactor etc etc.

 

[spamreefnew]

think about re-feeding the frig and micro if they are in e-z er spots and use existing circut at tank and save some money