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Posted on 2/10/19 at 10:44 pm to Spankum
Not going to matter much in this case as I’m sure the voltage drop for this distance is negligible.
Amperage is what you’re worried about here. Your microwave should tell you on it how many amps it will draw. See how much that is and then just find a cord adequately rated. FWIW most microwaves are connected to a 20A breaker and I highly doubt yours will pull more that than that.
In short a 20A cord should do the trick.
Amperage is what you’re worried about here. Your microwave should tell you on it how many amps it will draw. See how much that is and then just find a cord adequately rated. FWIW most microwaves are connected to a 20A breaker and I highly doubt yours will pull more that than that.
In short a 20A cord should do the trick.
Posted on 2/11/19 at 1:10 am to lsufan9193969700
Lowes and Home Depot sell a extension cord made for window AC units and refrigerators, it is about 6 foot long and number 12 wire, it is probably the best cord you can buy for what you need to do, it is maybe 10 bucks. Like every one else has said a microwave is nothing special, just get a proper sized cord, The manufacturers statement about never using a extension cord is just their attempt at avoiding product liability when some idiot tries to power their microwave on a 100ft 20 gauge extension cord.
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