2 ovens 1 feed

[PURE]

I have a 5.1 kw oven on a #8/3 nmb currently, owner would like to add a second 5.1 kw oven above it. Can i breaker the wire at #50 amps if the ovens are both 5.1 kw?
120-240. Concern... is overcurrent protection needed for ovens seperately?

 

[Dennis Alwon]

#8 nm wire can only be protected at 40 amps.

 

[Dennis Alwon]

Table 220.55 Note 4 allows you to add the nameplate of the 2 ovens and treat them as a single range. in this case the demand would be 8KW so a 40 amp circuit should work.