My second question is, there is a main panel with a 100 amp double breaker and two 60 am double breakers. Prior owners run a line off the 60 amp double breaker to the wash room washer and dryer. Can I run a line with conduit 10 gauge line off of one of the 60 am double breakers? Do I just run a 10 gauge line off the 60 amp breaker to a new breaker box with a 30 amp double breaker?
I appreciate all advice. Thank You.
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Best Answer
Bottom line:
The breaker MUST be sized to be equal to or less than what the wire permits in ADDITION to what the manufacture of the appliance says to use.*
The breaker can NOT be greater than what the wire permits. Period.
#10 gauge size wire is sized for at most 30 Amps. Therefore, at most a 30A breaker should be used.
Most washers require no more than a 20A circuit and new code requires them to be GFCI protected. I've never seen a double pole washing machine, but that doesn't mean they don't exist.
Your existing setup doesn't sound correct at all. But what I've outlined is pretty standard.
*The breaker/wire can be greater than what the manufacture calls for IF and only IF there is a fuseable disconnected/sub-panel to protect the appliance(s).