Convection oven tripping breaker...Newmar 07 KSDP GE Profile Convection Oven

[DGBPokes]

It's happened twice now this week. As I research this I see that Microwave Convection ovens draw 12.4 amps? The circuit breaker it trips is 15 amp.

A YouTube electrician says that breakers will tolerate the rated load temporarily, continually they will tolerate 80% of the rating. That would be 12 amps, no wonder it trips the breaker, if it is drawing 12.4.

So, I am asking myself, why would the Convection circuit no have a 20 amp breaker. It seems that several other outlets are on this circuit.

The breaker is a double breaker, one switch is 15 the other 20.

Anyone think I have a problem with the oven?

Why not upgrade it to a 20/20 breaker? Anyone think Newmar would use two different gages of wire?

Lots of Newmar rigs out there, what is happening to me that is different from others?

[twinboat]

To upgrade the breaker you need to confirm you have 12 gauge wire.

If not, you could overheat the 14 gauge, normally used in 15 amp circuits.