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Can you use a skinny breaker for a refrigerator?

Yes, as long as the rating of the breaker is high enough. Do not use a 20 amp breaker with 14 ga wire however. 14 ga wire can not have a breaker ratered high than 15 amps serving it.


Does a 15 amp tandem breaker equal 30 amps total?

No, each segment of a tandem breaker is what the breaker rating on the handle states. Tandem breakers are used when there is no space left in the distribution panelboard. You get an extra circuit by removing the full size breaker and installing a tandem breaker,


Can you safely use a 15 amp circuit for a microwave rated at 12 amps?

Yes, the microwave draws less that the circuits protective rating and will not trip the breaker if used on a 15 amp circuit.


Can you use multiple sized wire in a single branch circuit?

Yes you can. That being said the different wire size that is to be used can not have a smaller current capacity than the breaker that is supplying that circuit. In other words the wire size that is added to the circuit has to be larger not smaller. For example a 20 amp breaker can have a #12 at 20 amp rating, #10 at 30 amp rating or a #8 at 40 amp rating added to the circuit but not a #14 which is only rated at 15 amps. Using 15 amp wire on a 20 amp breaker could overload the capacity of the #14 wire which is rated for a maximum of 15 amps.


How many volts can you draw off of a 15amp breaker?

It's the amps that are controlled by the breaker not the volts. You can have a 600 volt 15 amp breaker, you can have a 347 volt 15 amp breaker. The breaker will trip when you exceed 15 AMPS.

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Can you use a skinny breaker for a refrigerator?

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Does a 15 amp tandem breaker equal 30 amps total?

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Why are electric ranges wired to separate circuit breaker?

As a range is a high current device, the electrical code stipulates that it has to have its own breaker. The breaker protects the wire feeder. An electric range breaker is set to trip at 40 amps. Using a smaller wire that #8 is not allowed as their ratings are below that of the #8 wire. #10 wire rating is 30 amps, #12 wire rating is 20 amps, and #14 wire rating is 15 amps.


What best breaker rating for 1.5 hp air-con unit?

The breaker you use is determined by the size of the wire in the wall not by what is being connected to that circuit. If you have 14/2 wire then use a 15 amp breaker. If you have 12/2 wire then use a 20 amp breaker. The breaker protects the wiring not the item connected.


What best breaker rating for 1.5 hp air con unit?

The breaker you use is determined by the size of the wire in the wall not by what is being connected to that circuit. If you have 14/2 wire then use a 15 amp breaker. If you have 12/2 wire then use a 20 amp breaker. The breaker protects the wiring not the item connected.


Can you safely use a 15 amp circuit for a microwave rated at 12 amps?

Yes, the microwave draws less that the circuits protective rating and will not trip the breaker if used on a 15 amp circuit.


How many volts can you draw off of a 15amp breaker?

It's the amps that are controlled by the breaker not the volts. You can have a 600 volt 15 amp breaker, you can have a 347 volt 15 amp breaker. The breaker will trip when you exceed 15 AMPS.