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Both a 45 amp and 50 amp breaker would require 6 AWG wire. So if you have 6 AWG wire and any devices like an outlet are rated at 50 amps or greater you are okay.
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It is safe to use 8-3 wire on a 50 amp breaker?
No, it is not safe to use a #8 conductor on a 50 amp breaker. A #8 conductor is only rated at 45 amps capacity. By connecting it to a 50 amp breaker, which would trip at 50 amps on an overload, would overload the conductor by an extra 5 amps. This would be a conflict against the electrical code.
Can you change a 50 amp receptacle to a 15 amp receptacle?
Yes as long as you change the 50 amp breaker to a 15 amp breaker. You will be hard pressed to get the 50 amp #6 wire under the terminals of the 15 amp receptacle.
What can you run off a 50 Amp breaker?
Anything that does not pull over 50 amps.
How many 50 watt lights on a 15 amp circuit?
50 watt equals less than 1/2 amp current flow at 120 volts so you can have 30 light on a 15amp breaker or 40 on a twenty amp breaker.
What size breaker should be used for a double oven?
50 amp breaker wired with AWG # 6 wire.
Can you use a 60 amp breaker with a 50 amp overcurrent device?
A 50 amp breaker is an overcurent device.
It is safe to use 8-3 wire on a 50 amp breaker?
No, it is not safe to use a #8 conductor on a 50 amp breaker. A #8 conductor is only rated at 45 amps capacity. By connecting it to a 50 amp breaker, which would trip at 50 amps on an overload, would overload the conductor by an extra 5 amps. This would be a conflict against the electrical code.
Does a double 50 amp breaker make a 100 amp?
No, a double pole 50 amp breaker protects a 240 volt supply at 50 amps. The number that is on the handle of the breaker is the amperage that the breaker will trip at if an overload occurs on the circuit.
Can I replace a 50 amp 240v dryer outlet with a std 15 amp 240 volt outlet?
Theoretically yes if you remove the two pole 50 amp breaker and replace it with a 2 pole 15 amp breaker. This has to be done because the new receptacle is only rated at 15 amps and can not be protected by a breaker any larger than 15 amps.Physically this is not going to happen due to the fact that you will not be able to connect the existing #6 conductor, which fed the 50 amp dryer receptacle, under the terminals of the new 2 pole 15 amp breaker.
Can you change a 50 amp receptacle to a 15 amp receptacle?
Yes as long as you change the 50 amp breaker to a 15 amp breaker. You will be hard pressed to get the 50 amp #6 wire under the terminals of the 15 amp receptacle.
Will your spa work with a 40 amp breaker even if it says 50 amp on the plate?
No, because if you switch a 50-amp load on, it will blow a 40-amp circuit breaker if the load exceeds 40 amps, which is likely.
What is type of breaker for 41 amp's?
For a 41 amp load, you would typically use a 50 amp circuit breaker. The general rule is to select a breaker size that is 125% of the continuous load amps or equal to the load amps if it is not a continuous load. In this case, 41 amps is considered a continuous load, so you would round up to the nearest available breaker size, which is 50 amps.
Can a 100 amp main have 2 50 amp breakers?
Yes, a 100 amp main panel can have 2 separate 50 amp circuits protected by 50 amp breakers. This configuration allows for two separate circuits drawing up to 50 amps each from the main panel without overloading the panel's 100 amp capacity.
What can you run off a 50 Amp breaker?
Anything that does not pull over 50 amps.
Can six recessed lights of 50 watts be on a 15 amp breaker?
Should be fine if that is all that is on the breaker.
How many 50 watt lights on a 15 amp circuit?
50 watt equals less than 1/2 amp current flow at 120 volts so you can have 30 light on a 15amp breaker or 40 on a twenty amp breaker.
What size breaker should be used for a double oven?
50 amp breaker wired with AWG # 6 wire.
