Johno02 wrote:
Yes, Blunt, and the intent was to be so. Overloading your circuits can be very dangerous, and expensive. Carefully find out exactly what is going on, and especially watch for overheating on wires cords and pluge as you do so.
And yes, runing both on a 20A circuit is possible, especially if they do not start at the same time. Generally the ratings are overstated, so the actual draw can only be determined by accurate measurement. And, most 20A circuits will take a bit of overload for a while. I have had both ACs running on a 30A circuit, but even with 30A breakers and plugs, they will begin to show a lot of heat, especially at the plugs, due to higher resistance there. Now, I do know that it will work, but probably is not a good idea to depend on.
I'm very aware of the damage overloading can do on property and life thank you.
This is not a connection I'm depending on. Just used to keep the house batteries up.
I thought the prior posts above describes the loads coming on one at a time.
Also 30 amp garage circuit. One attic fan and 2 garage door openers, I have a switch that I use to disconnect the attic fan. Also as stated in a prior post, I'm moving my 50amp pedestal from front to back yard.
When my house was built it originally had electric baseboard heaters. Lots of double pole breakers left behind when they pulled electric and installed Natural Gas & BAXILuna condensing boiler for both forced and domestic hot water.
Don't want the overloaded panel police to get all riled up!
