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Posted by Todd on June 28, 2005, 12:01 am
Hi,
I have a 20 amp circuit in my kitchen which feeds several outlets.
None of these outlets are rated at 20 amps, however. They're rated for
15. Is this a problem? I'm not planning on plugging any appliances
into the outlets that are over 15 amps.
- Thanks,
Todd
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Posted by zxcvbob on June 28, 2005, 12:45 am
Todd wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I have a 20 amp circuit in my kitchen which feeds several outlets.
> None of these outlets are rated at 20 amps, however. They're rated for
> 15. Is this a problem? I'm not planning on plugging any appliances
> into the outlets that are over 15 amps.
>
>
> - Thanks,
>
> Todd
>
Not a problem in the US.
It used to be a problem in Canada; I think it's OK there too now if
duplex outlets.
Best regards,
Bob
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Posted by on June 28, 2005, 9:50 am
According to code, you only need one 20A outlet on a 20A circuit. The
rest can be regular 15A outlets. In my opinion, it's a poor practice
to do this, but it is acceptable. I only use 20A outlets on a 20A
circuit.
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Posted by Doug Miller on June 28, 2005, 9:57 am
scott_z500@my-deja.com wrote:
>According to code, you only need one 20A outlet on a 20A circuit. The
>rest can be regular 15A outlets. In my opinion, it's a poor practice
>to do this, but it is acceptable. I only use 20A outlets on a 20A
>circuit.
Where does it say in the Code that you need *any* 20A outlets on a 20A
circuit? Using 15A outlets on a 20A circuit is explicitly permitted.
--
Regards,
Doug Miller (alphageek at milmac dot com)
Nobody ever left footprints in the sands of time by sitting on his butt.
And who wants to leave buttprints in the sands of time?
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Posted by Doug on June 28, 2005, 11:48 am
scott_z500@my-deja.com wrote in news:1119966641.470809.5340
@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com:
> According to code, you only need one 20A outlet on a 20A circuit. The
> rest can be regular 15A outlets. In my opinion, it's a poor practice
> to do this, but it is acceptable. I only use 20A outlets on a 20A
> circuit.
>
You may be thinking of the requirement that if a 20 amp circuit only has a
single receptacle then it must be a 20 amp receptacle. If there's more
than one then 15 amp receptacles are OK. The packaging for 15 amp units
usually says something like 15 amp plug, 20 amp feed through.
Doug
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