Receptacles in a kitchen used to serve counter tops should be supplied with at least two 20 amp branch circuits for small appliances.
Ontario electrical code kitchen receptacles.
No more than 12 outlets should be on a branch circuit.
This is what is known as a split receptacle kitchen circuit.
The revisions address ground fault circuit interrupter protection lighting and appliance requirements placement of kitchen receptacles and more.
Kitchen wall not counter receptacles 2015 code separate branch circuit required 2018 code separate branch circuit not required wall receptacles provided in a kitchen are required to be supplied by a separate circuit.
A 20 amp receptacle is designed to accept the special plug on heavier use appliances and if such an appliance plugs into a 15 amp circuit there is a danger of drawing too much power and.
This request was made on behalf of a well known electrical labor association.
However this requirement predates the requirement for counter receptacles and circuits.
Most of it however originates from people who work in the field.
Electrical code basics and recommended practices for kitchen renovation often seem like pointless rules cooked up in an office boardroom as electrical code eventually does get hammered out across conference tables.
Understanding the kitchen split receptacle circuit.
It is fed by a 2 pole 15a circuit breaker and uses 14 2 cable.
There is no danger to installing 15 amp outlet receptacles on a 20 amp circuit in fact this is the standard practice but under no circumstances should a 20 amp receptacle be installed on a 15 amp circuit.
Outlets must be no more than 1 8m apart measured along the wall behind a counter top and no more than 900m from a sink stove or end point.
A public input was received by nec code making panel 2 cmp 2 on the number of receptacle outlets for kitchen island locations in a dwelling unit.
Each fixed kitchen island or peninsula larger than 600m x 300m requires at least one outlet 15a split or 20a t slot.
The following guide includes the canadian electrical code in effect as of february 1 2019.
Trish what you have is actually a perfectly normal situation which meets the code rules in many electrical jurisdictions.
Each fixed appliance refrigerator stove dish washer shall have its own dedicated circuit.
In addition to the nec code recommendations local building departments have their own code rules and these are the rules that must be followed for any house in the department s jurisdiction.
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