Need to know the circuit breaker requirement

08-28-2012, 10:16 AM	#1
drs Newbie   Join Date: Aug 2012 Posts: 1	Need to know the circuit breaker requirement Got a new stove and the label is this: 120/240V , 60Hz: 11.9kw 120/208V , 60hZ: 8.9kw ac only 60Hz Trying to determine the required circuit breaker size thanks

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08-28-2012, 01:07 PM	#2
danpik Member   Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: western Ny Posts: 788	Need to know the circuit breaker requirement Amps X volts = watts I get 50A @240V

08-29-2012, 12:07 AM	#3
notmrjohn Bombastic Idiot     Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Mesquite, Texas Posts: 761	Need to know the circuit breaker requirement Check the manual that came with the stove. It should also tell you what gauge wire to use. __________________ Measure twice, cut once. Look at the nail, not the hammer. Watch the fence, not the blade. If you hook your thumb over your belt you won't hit it with the hammer or leave it layin on the saw table.

08-29-2012, 10:48 PM	#4
Protocol. Member   Join Date: May 2012 Posts: 131	Need to know the circuit breaker requirement 49.58 amps @ 240V is what I get. Is this for the entire unit? It sounds about right for a typical 240V stove.