I have a panini maker that needs 3500 watts. I have a 30 amp main breaker with two 15 amp sub breakers. Obviously my panini maker trips the 15 amp breaker. Is it possible to simply increase breaker amps or is more needed, i.e. rewiring, etc?

The breaker is matched to the wire. You cannot simply put in a bigger one.
Your panini maker requires at least a 30A circuit wired with #10cu wire if it is a 120V appliance.

When you say you have a 30A main breaker, is this a sub-panel? Or your main panel?
Are you renting?

I guess main panel stanfortyman. It's in a concession trailer. Three breakers in the box. 1 main breaker at 30 amp with (2) 15 amp breakers. Neither 15 amp breakers will do the trick for my panini maker.

Thanks.

I guess main panel stanfortyman. It's in a concession trailer. Three breakers in the box. 1 main breaker at 30 amp with (2) 15 amp breakers. Neither 15 amp breakers will do the trick for my panini maker...

Thanks.

Thank you. That's what I thought. Take care.

We are talking 120VAC, yes? Where are you getting the power for the trailer? What is the wire rating to the panel? 30 Amps, 50 Amps? Lots of questions here, even 30 AMPS is marginal, 30 X 120=3600 Watts .

Hi,

On the Panni Maker, there is a metal plate that should tell you the needed Voltage and Amperage for the machine. Can you get us that information.

Until we know what the appliance needs we cannot not really assist you.

If I am thinking right how big of a bread maker do you have Panni makers are usually the cat scratch machine and you are in a travel box? Well, 10 gauge is the max I have ever seen this is not really rated for 30 amps, 24 is your max, sure you can surge 30 but your bread maker will pull a constant 18, if you online a toaster you will flip a breaker your box can't handle the load. I don't see how you can make this work with your current wiring situation. If you have access to a generator you could hard wire it to that. But still your gen would have to be a beast and quite loud. I saw one in DC last year setup on the grid if you could barter such a thing that might work. Otherwise you are going to have to upgrade to a foodbus with a minimum of 60amp service. Sorry I couldn't help