I bought my wife a smallish Kiln and it requires a 20 amp circuit.
Right next to where we want to use this Kiln is our hot water tank which is on a dedicated 30 amp circuit coming out of the main breaker box.
I want to run a 12 AWG wire out of the disconnect box for the hot water heater down the wall about 3 feet then connect a 20 amp GFCI outlet to plug this Kiln into.
1) Is this ok to do?
2) If yes, should I also install a single 20 amp breaker between the disconnect box and the outlet?
3) If yes to the single 20 amp breaker, is there a specific small single breaker box I can use?
Best Answer
No. Your water heater is on a 30A circuit because that's (presumably--unless it's extraordinarily small) what it requires. There's no overhead in the circuit for additional load, especially one of that size.