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Posted by Al Bundy on October 1, 2006, 10:45 pm
@h48g2000cwc.googlegroups.com:
> Friends just had whole house renovated/rebuilt. New everything!
> Noticed that all the 115 volt outlets are a different pattern.
> With the ground uppermost the right duplex socket is 'T' shaped.
> (That's the live pin?)
> This is in eastern Canada.
> Is this a new standard? Although i've seen those plugs with one pin at
> right angles to the other, years ago!
> Also noticed that outlet near sinks etc. are not the GFI type.
> That either means that one further upstream in the string is or that
> the circuit breaker panel has GFI type breakers?
> Any comments?
>
Not familiar with Canada but in the US, those are 20A outlets. Certain
devices that use more or close to 15A by themself will have a matching
male plug that will not go into a std 15A outlet.
What you should check is that the breaker for those outlets is a 20A
breaker and the wire from the breaker to the outlets is 12/2.
Worst case would be 20A duplexes, 20A breaker and 14/2 wire. Fire hazard
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