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Can I use a 16AWG x 3 for a 30 foot run to a 220v 20amp breaker?

Details: This is what the installation manual for my wifes new habatchi
grill requires. The manual says "This appliance must be hardwired. The
mains connecting cable must be at least correspond to the type SJTO
3x16 AWG 105*C" The guys at Lowes and all the old timers say that you
can't use 16 gage wire on a 220 breaker. I say this is a new appliance
and isnt it possible that someone has designed a way that you can, why
would the book call for it?

The tech data states Total connected load: 1500 W, AC 208/220-240 V /
60 Hz.

Now I know the formula for amps is I = W / V. 1500W / 208 = 7.2 amps.
The specs for a 16x3 AWG 105*C is rated at 13 amps 250 volts.

So, why is everyone here telling me that this won't work?

Please help....I don't want to burn this grill up, my wife will kill
me..

Your quote from the manual didn't say anything about breakers or fuses,
so I believe it was making a correct statement engineering wise,
PROVIDING there was a breaker or fuse of appropriate size at the start
of the run to protect that No. 16 wire from overload. And, that device
would have to be rated at less than 15 amps, which is not a very
standard item.

Methinks that manual may contain a literal translation of text
originally intended for units sold elsewhere in the world, without
regard for US codes.

I'm not sure that US codes would allow No. 16 wire to be used for a 220
volt circuit "hard wired" in a home. One of the code mavins here can
likely tell us.

Jeff

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