George E. Cawthon ) said...


Actually no. But it is a 20 amp circuit. Previous
microwave was 12.5 or 12A and the toaster was 8,
so the amp load was right on the edge. Never
tripped the breaker but you could hear the
microwave kind of slow down when the toaster went
on. Never figured out why the breaker never
tripped but probably because the two were probably
never both on more than 45 seconds to 1 minute at
at time.

Is that 12.5 or 12 amp figure for the microwave and 8A figure for
the toaster what was printed on a label, or an actual measurement
you took?

Typically ratings on appliance labels are worst case values and
may not reflect what is actually being drawn, which is why you
never tripped the breaker.

--
Calvin Henry-Cotnam
"Never ascribe to malice what can equally be explained by incompetence."
- Napoleon
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