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Installing a kitchen circuit?
I live in Ontario, Canada
I need some help figuring out the code here.
I am remodeling an old kitchen and adding circuits.
I presently have several 15A circuits terminated in GFCI's
I suspect I need to add two 20A circuits for the kitchen outlets or for the microwave? am I allowed to use a 15A breaker on the 20A line (if the outlets are 15A).
For the split receptacles do the two breakers need to be twinned (so that a trip on one trips both)?
Would a GFCI breaker be better/allowed?
Would a Arc Fault breaker be better/allowed?
Would an AFCI/GFI breaker be better/allowed?
Enough questions for now?
Thanks very much
~mal~
Haha Frosty!
No - I'm avoiding the building inspector - He's a useless p*&^k ! I was told he is not there to offer advice, just to tell you if the work you've done is to code or not..(after it's been done)
The Canadian Electrical Code gives you a couple of options:
You can install a 20A circuit using: 2-wire # 12 AWG (copper), a single pole 20A circuit breaker, and up to 2 T-slot receptacles per circuit, or
a 15A circuit using: 3-wire #14 AWG (copper), a two pole 15A circuit breaker, and up to 2 duplex receptacles per circuit. The receptacles must be split, so that one line (hot) connects to the top receptacle and the other line connects to the bottom receptacle. You can split the receptacles by removing the tab on the hot (brass coloured) side. The breaker must be a two pole (or tie bar on the handles), so that tripping one side will also disconnect the other side.
You can not connect a 20A circuit breaker to a 15A (#14 AWG) circuit, but you can connect a 15A circuit breaker to a 20A circuit. I'm not sure why you would want to though. I think it would be better to keep the circuit at 20A, and use the T-slot receptacles - which are rated for 20A.
You can not connect a T-slot receptacle to a 15A circuit and you can not connect a regular receptacle to a 20A circuit.
GFCI protection is required for receptacles that are within 1.5m of a sink. Remember that the 1.5 meters is measured in any direction. So, if for example, you have a receptacle on an island where the receptacle is within 1.5m of a sink, that receptacle needs to be GFCI protected. There is no problem using GFCI protected receptacles for all of the kitchen receptacles, but GFCI protection is only required near the sink (by Code).
For the microwave: you need to run a separate circuit. In most cases, a 15A circuit is fine. However, if you have a fairly large microwave, you may want to upgrade to a 20A circuit.
AFCI protection is only required for receptacles in sleeping rooms.
Sure hope that helps.
Btw: I'm sorry to hear that you think the inspector is a useless p*&^k ! I'm not sure if that means that your doing this work without a permit. I would like to encourage you to obtain a permit so that you can be certain that the wiring is safe. I happen to be an inspector too (not in Ontario though). Over the years, I've had many homeowners who've told me that they had expected me to be a jerk and were pleasantly surprised to find out otherwise. Who knows... maybe the rumours are wrong about your inspector too.
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