Hi, I have a 60 year old house. While doing an addition, I discovered that the outlets were running from the panel, through the kitchen, to the living room, and then the garage. Was this the normal way to wire back then?? Every time I have the TV( living room), washer (garage), Frig and microwave (kitchen) on, the circuit breaker trips. I am doing the wiring for my new addition, and can put the living room and garage on a seperate circuit. Is this wise?? It sounds like a good idea, but I want to make sure.Thanks for your timepb4sc
Rewiring sounds like a good idea. You need at least 2 seperate 20 amp circuits for your kitchen. Depending on your electrical needs in the garage I would probably install at least 2 (dedicate 1 for the washer) also. 1 in the living room is fine.
Yes Back in the Day that was Normal, but now per NEC(National Electrical Code) you are required to have 2- 20 amp GFCI Protected circuits in the Kitchen Serving No other outlets or lights (exception:a Gas fired Range or wall mounted clock served by a single outlet, also included in the Kitchen is a nook or dining room outlets) your Garage is also to be protected by a GFCI Circuit or Recptacle, so in your case it would be a good idea to put your washer on a seperate circuit 20 amp, and your Garage on another circuit 15 amp GFCI protected, and 2 - 20 amp GFCI Protected circuits in your kitchen.If you have any more questions edit your question, Hope this helped.
back in the day the code didnt have many regulations. Now its required to have 2 separate 20 amp circuits in kitchen, a gfci near any sink or tub or garage or outdoor area. It also has rules to govern splitting up the load on entire circuits and the calculations to decide number of branch circuits required for any home. From what your saying, you need rewiring. The washer should be on its own circuit, along with the fridge and microwave(EACH on its own)
Yes, put the kitchen on its own circuit. Also put the lights on a separate circuit so that they stay on even if you trip the kitchen breaker. It's much safer that way.
Chance may have two motors starting at the same time, that is tripping breakers. When you run a three wire with ground, this will give you two more balanced circuits, using the same neutral.
