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A 30 amp circuit breaker is needed unless the load is a motor circuit, then it has to be sized to 250 percent of the motors full load amps.
For 30A circuit is needed breaker 30*1.25=37.5 --> 40A.
If load is lamp or heater, then use breaker of group A or B.
If load is motor, then use breaker of groupC or D (very hard start) or special safe breaker for motor - with variable amp setpoint.
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By code you are only allowed 80% of the rating of a breaker. So 30x80%=24amps.
24 amps is the MAX allowed on a 30 amp breaker. You would need a 40amp breaker for a 30 amp circuit. 40x80%=32. So you would want a double pole 40amp breaker.
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How many amps breaker is needed for a 400 watt heater?
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What size circuit breaker is needed for a 300 watt bulb?
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What size amp circuit breaker should be used for a geyser?
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I think you mean either what is the correct size or minimum wire size needed when a branch circuit is protected by a 20 A breaker. The size is 12 American Wire gauge (AWG). 14 AWG is used for 15 A circuit and 10 AWG for a 30 A breaker. The lower the gauge the larger the cross-section of the wire.
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What size circuit breaker for GFCI circuit in a normal size bath?
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How do you size circuit breakers?
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