Electrical – Would a 20 amp 240 volt panel from the main panel be enough for a laundry room

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Would a 20 amp 240 volt panel be good enough for three circuits, of total 40 amps 120 volts in a laundry room?

Best Answer

If the laundry room does not have an electric clothes dryer, then yes, 20 amps at 240 volts should be adequate. That could be arranged as a pair of 20 amp 120 volt circuits: one for the clothes washer and an iron, and the other for the motor of a gas or propane clothes dryer.

However, if an electric clothes dryer is needed, that alone should be a 30 amp (or larger) 240 volt dedicated circuit. Another 120 volt circuit at 20 amps for the clothes washer and iron, etc. The total is at least 50 amps.