To: Pessimist
Yeah, but that’s for the peak load. Go slap an amprobe on it and see. You usually draw a small fraction of that. I think I read somewhere the utilites figure a couple kw/home on average.Not true. You house must be wired to accommodate the maximum load which means #2 gauge wire or bigger.
When I wired my house I had to calculate loads based on maximums not what I intended to use. It's always possible that your ref., well pump, dryer, A/C, lighting, etc. will run at the same time. THAT's what you have to plan on.
10 posted on
11/09/2009 8:30:09 AM PST by
raybbr
(It's going to get a lot worse now that the anchor babies are voting!)
To: raybbr
Not true. You house must be wired to accommodate the maximum load which means #2 gauge wire or bigger. Sorry, meant to say 2 00 (double "O") wire.
11 posted on
11/09/2009 8:33:19 AM PST by
raybbr
(It's going to get a lot worse now that the anchor babies are voting!)
To: raybbr
It's always possible that your ref., well pump, dryer, A/C, lighting, etc. will run at the same time. THAT's what you have to plan on.,Bingo. However, you are talking wiring, and he's talking consumption. You're both correct.
13 posted on
11/09/2009 8:35:42 AM PST by
Travis T. OJustice
(I can spell just fine, thanks, it's my typing that sucks.)
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