Odd multiwire circuit

[dxjnorto]

Re: Odd multiwire circuit

Originally posted by iwire:
No problem, I used an existing 6/3 MC as a 20 and 30 amp multiwire branch circuit.

I have an unused 10/2 with ground that the previous homeowner had installed presumably for a small electric stove that was installed in a laundry room/kitchenette type of father-in-law's apartment. It never worked because they never hooked it up correctly--it was just connected to a 30 amp breaker--anyway it should have been 10/3.

I'm doing a kitchen remodel now and my question is can I use it to serve a dishwasher and a small sinktop hot water heater (500 watts), or do I need to change out the 30 amp breaker for a 20 amp breaker and wire the dishwasher and hot water heater on separate circuits?

Thanks.

 

[larryl]

Re: Odd multiwire circuit

yes you can
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[iwire]

Re: Odd multiwire circuit

Originally posted by dxjnorto:
I have an unused 10/2 with ground that the previous homeowner had installed .........

Never mind, see Scott's post.

[ December 04, 2005, 10:01 AM: Message edited by: iwire ]

 

[electricmanscott]

Re: Odd multiwire circuit

Originally posted by dxjnorto:
I have an unused 10/2 with ground that the previous homeowner had installed presumably for a small electric stove that was installed in a laundry room/kitchenette type of father-in-law's apartment. It never worked because they never hooked it up correctly--it was just connected to a 30 amp breaker--anyway it should have been 10/3.

I'm doing a kitchen remodel now and my question is can I use it to serve a dishwasher and a small sinktop hot water heater (500 watts), or do I need to change out the 30 amp breaker for a 20 amp breaker and wire the dishwasher and hot water heater on separate circuits?

Thanks.

Your electrician should know the answer to this question.

 

[dlhoule]

Re: Odd multiwire circuit

I really appreciate this forum. I am continuously learning. Now for a question: It is mentioned many times about measuring horizontally along the floor line. Is there some way of measuring VERTICALLY along a floor line?

 

[jimwalker]

Re: Odd multiwire circuit

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Registered: December 03, 2005
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Must atleast give you credit for being honest but your not supposed to even be allowed in here.
As to your question ,if you need to ask this then you need to hire an electrician for your own safety.

 

[George Stolz]

Re: Odd multiwire circuit

Originally posted by dlhoule:
Is there some way of measuring VERTICALLY along a floor line?

No, but it is possible to measure diagonally along a floor line, hence the need for the "horizontal" specification.

 

[roger]

Re: Odd multiwire circuit

Jim,

Must atleast give you credit for being honest but your not supposed to even be allowed in here.

there is nothing barring DIYers from being here, only "How-To" type of questions.

Roger

 

[allenwayne]

Re: Odd multiwire circuit

Only if you can walk up or down a wall IMO the wording along the floor line was put in the code to keep guys from measuring pop outs from walls,recesses to doorways etc.
Spacing in keeping in text with along the floor line basically keeps short cutters from not actually looking at what point they start the measurement.This is by far the hardest area to get a consistent answer to.
Try to visualize a long wall in a L/R lets that.the long wall enters an area then turns left there are three door ways in this area,the wall in question when it turns goes 3 ft till the door frame,Then there are 2 more doors with less than 24 ins between them.So on this long wall does the measurement start from the entrance from this area in this situation a corner or does the measurement start at the door of the wall in question?
Seems pretty cut and dry right ? So I thought till it was pointed out to me that other parts of the code will determine that ,look at 210.70 A
(2) A.If this is to be considered a hallway then there has to be a light and switch and the measurement will start from the corner since receptacle spacing in a hall has it`s own article concerning receptacle requirements.So the measurement starts from the corner.Now if there is no light that wall is an extension around the corner measured along the floor line and the measurement would have to start from the edge of the door in this same area :roll:

 

[charlie b]

Re: Odd multiwire circuit

Originally posted by dxjnorto: I'm doing a kitchen remodel now and my question is . . . .

Other members have replied with some attempts at humor and a hint that you should not be trying to do this yourself. I will reply with a statement from the Forum rules:

This NEC? Forum is for those in the electrical and related industries. Questions of a "How-To" nature by persons not involved in the electrical industry will be removed without notice.

Since there have been replies to your question, I don't think it would be right to just remove it. But you will have to look elsewhere for assistance.

You are welcome to use this Forum to learn whatever you want to learn, but we cannot offer advice or assistance on performing electrical installation work at your own home. Our concern is that you may get only the answer to the question that you ask, and get no answer to the thousand other questions that you should have asked, but did not know that you needed to ask. The thousand of other questions are the ones that electricians, electrical engineers, and other professionals in the electrical industry would have known about, and would have understood the answers to, as part of their years of training.