Nowadays modern kitchen is a masterwork of electrical convenience. According to NEC if you are going to remodel your kitchen, you must need at least 6 proper electrical circuit for comfort.
1. Electrical circuit- it is a loop of wiring, start at the breaker at the home breaker box, or service panel. Single Electrical circuit contains multiple wire, winds through the wall and get connected to different devices (switches, appliances, lighting fixtures etc.). When a circuit supplies only one appliance or specific devices, it is called a dedicated circuit. Dedicated circuits ensure there is sufficient power for the demand of the circuit's load. Standard circuit-
2. Standard circuit- helps to keeps track of electricity in electrical wiring systems, appliances and outlets. This kind of circuit breaker stops the current during overloads and short circuits to prevent wires from overheating. As you all know that kitchen is a place where water and wetness is the common aspect, thus every kitchen should must have GFCI protection to lower the risk of any electrical shock, as for example all countertops’ outlets and any other outlets should be present at least within 6 feet apart from a sink, should must be GFCI protected.
3. Small Appliance circuit- Every kitchen should must have at least two small appliance circuit. These circuit is basically for countertops outlets, plus also include every exposed outlet such as for pantry or any dining area adjacent to the kitchen. Refrigerator can may be used by an outlet on this small appliance circuit or it can also plug into its own circuit. Lighting fixtures and all other hard wire appliances cannot be connected to these circuit. Although most kitchen don’t need more than 2 small appliance circuit but for big kitchen, you have to use more than 2 for better service.
4. Refrigerator circuit- if you have a large refrigerator, you must need at least 15 to 20amp, 120 volt dedicated circuit otherwise you can plug into one of a small appliance circuit.
5. Oven and cooktop circuit- oven and cooktops generally are built-in appliances and are hard wired. These appliances needed a lot of power, thus required a dedicated circuit. 50amp, 240 volts would be the standard range for these appliances. Lighting Circuit for Kitchen- According to NEC rule, lighting in kitchen is relatively flexible. You must need to have at least one source of general lighting managed by a wall switch, and the fixtures and switch that can be supplied by any standard lighting circuit in the house. That same circuit can also supply lighting in the dining room areas.
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