How many amps do I need for my apartment?
Most newer buildings were designed with electrical capacity distributed fairly equally among apartments, based on unit size. A studio or one-bedroom apartment, for example, may have 40 amperes of capacity, a two-bedroom apartment 60 amps, and units with three bedrooms or larger 80 amps or more.
Is 60 amp service sufficient?
Is a 60 amp Service Unsafe? In a word, "No". A 60 amp service is small by today's standards; however, it might surprise you to know that a small house could be built today with a 60 amp service and still comply with modern electrical codes. A 60 amp service comes with 60 amp fuses or a 60 amp breaker.
Is 60 amps enough for a condo?
Sixty amps may not be enough to service a home with an electric stove, oven, clothes dryer, air conditioner, and so on. But some homes operate just fine on 60 amps. These homes usually have a gas stove, and sometimes a gas clothes dryer as well.
How much can you run on 60 amps?
Therefore, that 60 amp circuit can handle 7200 watts. However, running your home at 100% of the electrical capacity is not recommended. No more than 80% of the electric load should be used at a time. If you have the 7200 watt circuit described above, you shouldn't load more than 5,800 watts worth of electronics on it.