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On 1/11/20 3:07 PM, dpb wrote:
On 1/11/2020 2:44 PM, BURNER1 wrote:
WE ARE REMODELING THE KITCHEN AND THE EXISTING WIRE IS NM-B 4/2 . IT
IS 2 FT
TOO SHORT FOR THE NEW DOUBLE OVENSÂ* THhaTE KW RATING IS 240V 8.9kWÂ* OR
208 6.7 kW 40 AMP BREAKER WHAT SIZE WIRE SHOULD i HAVE ?


40A breaker is #8, 50A #6.Â* If rewiring the circuit, I'd suggest going
the larger (#6) for the possible decision down the road to have a 50A
appliance.


Is that only 3 conductor? No equipment ground?