electricblue
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Split wiring for cooktop and oven. Ive seen a few old ones wired this way. Is this a tap rule? A 50 amp wire to a jbox and hardwired to 2 different units. Is this still up to code?
Split wiring for cooktop and oven?
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See 210.19(A)(3) exception.
electricblue
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Ahhh... Never saw that. Was the requirement less than 20 amps added recent? I have an existing installation with a 6.7kw and a 3.2kw. Which would not meet the under 20 amps. Thanks for the enlightment
wwhitney
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I think you missed the word "not" in the exception. The tap conductors need to have an ampacity of "not less than 20 amperes", i.e. at least 20 amps.
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wwhitney
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Well, I may have misunderstood. But I don't see any problem using the exception to feed a 6.7 kw load and a 3.2 kw load. You just need to use 20 amp conductors to feed the 3.2 kw load to meet the exception.
Cheers, Wayne
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