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Jacob Krall
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$$10kW \div10kW / 240V = 41.67A.$$

You are overloading both circuit breakers. A 20A industrial breaker may allow greater peak currents (like, a giant motor starting up) than a 25A residential breaker, but is still going to trip sooner on greater sustained currents.

$$10kW \div 240V = 41.67A.$$

You are overloading both circuit breakers. A 20A industrial breaker may allow greater peak currents (like, a giant motor starting up) than a 25A residential breaker, but is still going to trip sooner on greater sustained currents.

10kW / 240V = 41.67A.

You are overloading both circuit breakers. A 20A industrial breaker may allow greater peak currents (like, a giant motor starting up) than a 25A residential breaker, but is still going to trip sooner on greater sustained currents.

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Jacob Krall
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$$10kW \div 240V = 41.67A.$$

You are overloading both circuit breakers. A 20A industrial breaker may allow greater peak currents (like, a giant motor starting up) than a 25A residential breaker, but is still going to trip sooner on greater sustained currents.