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By "electric smell" do you mean ozone or burning insulation?

It depends on your load, locality, and inspector.

Hardwired devices are limited to 80% load. For example a 20 amp circuit could not be hardwired to a device drawing over 16 amps.

I have worked...

You may be able to supply power from a nearby switch-it depends.

Some switches are installed in junction boxes with a hot and a nuetral. If your home is wired in this manner, you can, with some...

Dirtboy,

Keep in mind that if you install a hardwired device, you may open yourself to a variety of liability issues.

Any work performed by a homeowner is typically covered by the same codes...

CRITICAL SAFETY INFORMATION

Anyone considering replacing an existing circuit breaker with a new breaker of different amperage MUST know what they are doing...

Circuit breakers are NOT sized...