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Posted by Deke on March 17, 2007, 11:22 am
Walmart sells these and I recommend them. Never had one that wasn't
perfect.
On Fri, 16 Mar 2007 22:39:09 -0400, "MiamiCuse"
>I had an electrican inspect an old house I bought and he said the wirings
>and everything are fine and great. But many of the outlets and switches are
>getting flaky and sometimes the switches don't work. We decided to replace
>all outlets and switches. He told me to be on the safe side I should get 20
>amps switches and outlets.
>
>I went to Home Depot and found the normal 15 amp switches are $0.89 a piece,
>the 20 amp switches are $5.89 a piece. Big difference. I counted that I
>need about 70 outlets and 45 switches so this adds up. Plus 3 way 20 amp
>switches are even more expensive!
>
>I called him and he said if I have outlets I might plug in a saw or vaccum
>cleaner than I should get 20 amps if it's a desk lamp 15 amp is enough. So
>what is the basis for determining this if I have these switches:
>
>For activating garage door openers.
>For plugging in a central vac system.
>For high hat lights (10 of them with one switch)
>For high hat lights (a single one)
>For outdoor dusk light
>For a series of 5 florescent tube lights
>For ceiling fan that has a light attachment
>For a hallway a set of two high hat light
>
>Can I use some 15 amps and some 20 amps, would really like to avoid the
>expensive one if not really necessary.
>
>Thanks,
>
>MC
>
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