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- Chapel Hill, NC
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- Retired Electrical Contractor
So can I install this receptacle on a dedicated 20 amp circuit?
No. The circuit has to have at least two receptacles before you can put 15A-rated receptacle on a 20A circuit [210.21(B)(3)]So can I install this receptacle on a dedicated 20 amp circuit?
It says a single receptacle but it is feeding the usb so it is not just a single receptacle. Is it?No. The circuit has to have at least two receptacles before you can put 15A-rated receptacle on a 20A circuit [210.21(B)(3)]
That is my gut since the receptacle itself is not an individual circuit. Interesting question..Isn't that considered two or more outets? I would say it's permitted.
It says a single receptacle but it is feeding the usb so it is not just a single receptacle. Is it?
Btw P&S are given free samples here http://www.legrand.us/passandseymour/usb-offer.aspx#.URRcyKWXJLY
Btw P&S are given free samples here http://www.legrand.us/passandseymour/usb-offer.aspx#.URRcyKWXJLY
You can still get oneI wish I knew this about a month ago. I just installed one at my house I could of saved about $21 bucks :happyno:
Just signed up, got an e-mail that it is back ordered.
They are on back order, though.You can still get one
I agree, the USB outlet is not a receptacle and it is not a part of chapters 1 through 4. The actual wording isNo. The circuit has to have at least two receptacles before you can put 15A-rated receptacle on a 20A circuit [210.21(B)(3)]
It wouldn't matter what else was on the same yoke unless it was another receptacle.(1) Single Receptacle on an Individual Branch Circuit. A single receptacle installed on an individual branch circuit shall have an ampere rating not less than that of the branch circuit.
Btw P&S are given free samples here http://www.legrand.us/passandseymour/usb-offer.aspx#.URRcyKWXJLY
I see your point. Your initial question is misleading. If this is the only device connected to the branch circuit, then it is not an individual branch circuit. It powers one piece of utilization equipment (the USB jacks' power supply), and has a receptacle. While by definition it is an individual branch circuit when nothing is plugged into the receptacle, as soon as something is plugged into the receptacle, it is no longer an individual branch circuit... so I do not consider it an individual branch circuit (JMO).It says a single receptacle but it is feeding the usb so it is not just a single receptacle. Is it?
The literature says that this device is Not to be used with anything else. "... USB ports are for charging purposes only they are not intended for data transfer", this is in the description. People and company's are ready to make a lot of things smart, or report or broadcast! This device is just not for that...I was going to say "no," for reasons others have already stated .... BUT ....
"Smart House."
Is it possible that those USB ports might be used by the dedicated appliance to communicate with controls? ...