marketvgk said:
Now it depends on what the parameters your contractor said while referring to the term"DEDICATED CIRCUIT".As per my knowledge micro ovens do exert a good load and hence the wiring should be checked on a quarterly basis in order to avoid short circuit.
Marketvgk; I am uncertain about what you are saying, and obviously very concerned about appropriate measurements to make and things to check "to avoid a short circuit."
Please explain for all of us:
1. What "parameters your contractor said" might be related to the "DEDICATED CIRCUIT"?
2. What is a "good load", as contrasted with not-a-good-load?
3. What exactly would I check "on a quaterly basis in order to avoid a short circuit.", and what measurements would I make that might help me avoid a short circuit?
4. Will I be able to check the "good load" circuits myself, or will I have to hire an electrician or get special equipment?
5. Should all of the other "good load" circuits be checked in the same way that the "good load" microwave circuit is checked? I have a water heater, dryer, cooktop, oven, air compressor, and a subpanel that all have loads greater than the microwave so I need to be sure that I am doing the right things.
I have a lot of catching up to do because I have missed 169 quarterly checks on each of at least six circuits in the 42+ years that I have been living in my house. I guess I have been lucky because I have had no short circuits. I did leave a little slack in the wires so even if they got a little
shorter during those years it didn't cause a problem.
Postscript: You might want to work on getting a little more credible gobbledegook as you go around posting your business link on various forums.