You have a dream for the perfect break room that will serve both as a place to relax daily and a facility from which to cater your own Holiday party. You’ve hired a general contractor, done all of the improvements, and have sent out the invitations to your in-sourced party.
People are talking, gathering, hanging out in your new kitchen/break room, as they always do. The ovens you had installed are working well, but your mushroom puffs need a quick heat-up. All is well at your lively party until you use two microwaves simultaneously to heat up your hors d’ oeuvres. Better light some candles, because you’ve just blown a circuit.
If your break room only included one microwave, it was designed that way for a reason. Microwaves use between 1,200 and 1,700 watts which requires a separate 20 Amp circuit for each microwave installed.
It’s important for you communicate your usage intentions with your design-build contractor. He will be able to keep your party in the light and, you, out of the dark.
According to Wired Magazine’s This Day In Tech, the first domestic microwave oven is introduced on October 25, 1955.