FinallyRetired
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I installed a new self standing stove and microwave in place of an old combo stove/microwave. The old combo used a 220v circuit for the stove, and a 120 extension from a lighting cicuit for a fan and light on the hood.
I plugged the new stove into the 220v circuit used by the old combo, no problem. The new microwave is a 1000w 120v model, and I made an outlet inside a cabinet above the microwave, but since I didn't have a separate circuit, I used the same 15 amp circuit the old stove/microwave used for its fan and light.
Everything works fine except periodically the 15 amp fuse blows and it seems to be getting more frequent. This seems to happen even when I don't have a lot of lights on in the rest of the circuit, so I don't know if it's the microwave or the circuit. DW has run out of patience and I need to [-]get this fixed or else[/-] figure out how to repair this problem.
Any ideas? Is it dangerous to replace the 15 amp fuse with a 20?
I plugged the new stove into the 220v circuit used by the old combo, no problem. The new microwave is a 1000w 120v model, and I made an outlet inside a cabinet above the microwave, but since I didn't have a separate circuit, I used the same 15 amp circuit the old stove/microwave used for its fan and light.
Everything works fine except periodically the 15 amp fuse blows and it seems to be getting more frequent. This seems to happen even when I don't have a lot of lights on in the rest of the circuit, so I don't know if it's the microwave or the circuit. DW has run out of patience and I need to [-]get this fixed or else[/-] figure out how to repair this problem.
Any ideas? Is it dangerous to replace the 15 amp fuse with a 20?