Timeline for Is it safe to have a gas stove on the same circuit as a couple lights
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| Jan 1, 2013 at 15:12 | comment | added | Scribblemacher | Definitely can cause nuisance tripping. Our fridge is on a circuit with an appliance outlet. It can handle one appliance at a time, but if you try using the microwave and the electric tea kettle at the same time, you'll trip it. Might happen less often with a newer fridge. | |
| Dec 31, 2012 at 23:38 | comment | added | bcworkz | The officials behind the NEC are concerned for my ice cream? I'm touched! :> Sorry, not buying it. More likely a fridge on a shared circuit would cause nuisance tripping, something they would be concerned with. | |
| Dec 31, 2012 at 16:31 | comment | added | The Evil Greebo | AFAIK Refrigerators are supposed to be isolated to prevent power loss to the fridge in the event of something else on the same circuit causing a trip/blown fuse. | |
| Dec 31, 2012 at 16:27 | comment | added | Scribblemacher | Not unusual for my house. Gotta love living in a house previously owned by an amateur electrician. | |
| Dec 31, 2012 at 15:55 | history | answered | Paul | CC BY-SA 3.0 |