conductor sizing?

**doctordkelly** · December 12th, 2005, 09:56 PM

Hello everyone
Just asking a question as to the size of conductor for stove hook up?
as according to the 1998 CE code hand book
page 620
the illustration figure 26-742-2
suggests that a 3500 watt 240 volt oven with in 7.5 meters needs a feed cable of #14 gauge wire and a 4800watt 240 volt conter top range needs a # 12 gauge wire,both the 14.6 amp for the oven and the 20 amp load for the conter top range is sized OK for the current according to table 2, but I am wondering about 80 % loading and if this is just one particular exception,then OK. but I am interested to find out where else I would be able to load circuits to 100 %?
Also I understand that 100 % loading is permitted as long as disconnects and moulded circuit breakers are labled as contineous loads

**wirepuller** · December 13th, 2005, 12:58 AM

Originally posted by doctordkelly:
Hello everyone
I am wondering about 80 % loading and if this is just one particular exception,then OK. but I am interested to find out where else I would be able to load circuits to 100 %?

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