20A GFCI blank-face SW ok for a 15A circuit?

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jeffw_00

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The whirlpool spec calls for a 15A 120V circuit, but I want to put a GFCI in the bathroom, both for convenience (if it trips) and as an emergency cutoff.

15A GFCI blank-face switches don't exist. I think I can use a 20A GFCI blank-face switch with a 15A (non-GFCI) breaker in the panel. (i.e., the wire goes from the breaker to the switch to the tub, and nowhere else).

Is there a code issue with putting a 20A GFCI switch on a 15A circuit?

thanks
/j

[ September 08, 2004, 05:07 PM: Message edited by: jeffw_00 ]
 
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