Replace microwave convection oven
Looking for advice I want to replace my sharp 850 watt convection microwave with a 1700 watt oven. Anybody know if the circuit is strong enough to carry the load with out tripping out. Also I can't f...
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At 1700 watts, it is probably a convection microwave. It will draw between 14 and 15.5 amps depending on the actual voltage supply (110 - 120 V).
Many microwave circiuts are 20 amps, but you need to verify that on your coach. You may be able to scrape by with a 15 amp circuit, but you can expect to trip the breaker a lot.... especially if the voltage is low and/or variable.
If there is no breaker, then it is probably supplied by your inverter. Assuming you have an inverter, you can shut off the shore power, turn on the inverter and see if the microwave plug has power. If so, check you inverter manual to determine what the output circuits can handle.
On my coach, the inverter has 2 circuits at 20 amps each. One supplies most of the recepticles and the other is dedicated to the microwave circuit. Every coach is different so you really need to determine how yours is configured.
Many microwave circiuts are 20 amps, but you need to verify that on your coach. You may be able to scrape by with a 15 amp circuit, but you can expect to trip the breaker a lot.... especially if the voltage is low and/or variable.
If there is no breaker, then it is probably supplied by your inverter. Assuming you have an inverter, you can shut off the shore power, turn on the inverter and see if the microwave plug has power. If so, check you inverter manual to determine what the output circuits can handle.
On my coach, the inverter has 2 circuits at 20 amps each. One supplies most of the recepticles and the other is dedicated to the microwave circuit. Every coach is different so you really need to determine how yours is configured.
