gloss151
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- Minneapolis, Mn, United States
I'm contracting some electrical work in a couple kitchens we're remodeling in my duplex. The first electrician to review my plans said I needed dedicated circuits for the disposal, dishwasher, fridge, hood, and microwave according to 2014 NEC. He also said that on top of the dedicated circuits I needed a separate lighting circuit plus two 20-AMP small appliance circuits specifically for recepticles.
So for fridge, elec range, hood, microwave, dishwasher, disposal, lighting, & 2x small appliance circuit, that's 9 circuits... I only have a 12 slot panel for ea unit and am on a budget.
Is this $90 per hour electrician blowing smoke? I've scoured the NEC 2014 and can't find anything saying a disposal / dishwasher can't share the same circuit. I don't want to hire an electrician who doesn't know the code. I've been using this forum a lot, but this is my first posting. Please help.
I had the following 4 circuit plan in my original electrical layout:
Circuit 1 - 20 AMP (2400W capacity)- Small Appliance 1 - Fridge / Microwave - 1920W max usage
Circuit 2 - 20 AMP (2400W capacity) - Small Appliance 2 - Dishwasher / Disposal - 2196W max usage
Circuit 3 - 15AMP/240V (4800 Capacity) - Dedicated Oven - 3690W max usage
Circuit 4 - 20 AMP (2400W Capacity) - Kitchen Lights, Kitchen Recepticles, Gas Cooktop, Cooktop Hood - 474W plus load from outlets
So for fridge, elec range, hood, microwave, dishwasher, disposal, lighting, & 2x small appliance circuit, that's 9 circuits... I only have a 12 slot panel for ea unit and am on a budget.
Is this $90 per hour electrician blowing smoke? I've scoured the NEC 2014 and can't find anything saying a disposal / dishwasher can't share the same circuit. I don't want to hire an electrician who doesn't know the code. I've been using this forum a lot, but this is my first posting. Please help.
I had the following 4 circuit plan in my original electrical layout:
Circuit 1 - 20 AMP (2400W capacity)- Small Appliance 1 - Fridge / Microwave - 1920W max usage
Circuit 2 - 20 AMP (2400W capacity) - Small Appliance 2 - Dishwasher / Disposal - 2196W max usage
Circuit 3 - 15AMP/240V (4800 Capacity) - Dedicated Oven - 3690W max usage
Circuit 4 - 20 AMP (2400W Capacity) - Kitchen Lights, Kitchen Recepticles, Gas Cooktop, Cooktop Hood - 474W plus load from outlets