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boboelectric
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Bark! Bark!georgestolz said:
Click on Julie's smiley above for more info.
flash hazard
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Roger has it right. 210.21(b)(1)says it all. i see nothing that disputes having a 20 amp single recepticle on a 15 amp dedicated circuit is wrong. although why would you?? too much money!!:grin:
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flash hazard said:
My supplier doesn't even stock a 15 amp single receptacle. They only carry 20 amp.
boboelectric
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(art.)210.20(B)(1)
(table)210.(B)(2)
(table)210.21(B)(3)
Bob O.84,Pa.15330
(table)210.(B)(2)
(table)210.21(B)(3)
Bob O.84,Pa.15330
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Dennis Alwon said:
Id talk to your supplier. putting a 20amp single rec. on a 20 amp circuit is a waste of money.
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Davis9 said:
Why? If someone plugs in a 20 amp unit it will only blow the OCP. So what? You do not have to do it but the fact is it is legal to do it.
If my supplier had a need for them they would carry them but since they get very little call for the 15 amp single recep. they don't keep them. I bet they could sell the 20 amp cheaper since they have more demand for them. That's supply and demand. Same reason a 4' fluorescent Tube cost less than a 2' tube or a 200 amp panel is cheaper than a 150 amp panel.
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That absolutly makes sense. If im wiring a house I could none or a few. all depends on if the appliances are gas fired or not. commericial or industrial i dont think i ever used one.Dennis Alwon said:
LawnGuyLandSparky
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When installing a decora singlex, should the ground be up or down?
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LawnGuyLandSparky said:
Bad poster, no biscuit!
LarryFine
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Here we go again!LawnGuyLandSparky said:
Seriously, it doesn't matter unless you're accommodating an angle plug.
LarryFine said:Here we go again!
Seriously, it doesn't matter unless you're accommodating an angle plug.
Then just get one of these devices.
Notice the wording "UL-Compliant Design" in the link
Roger
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roger said:
I said DECORA dammit! ;-)
boboelectric
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Anyway,tell the winner what they won.
Bob O.Eighty Four,Pennsylvania 15330
Tomorrow is only a day away.(Annie)
Bob O.Eighty Four,Pennsylvania 15330
Tomorrow is only a day away.(Annie)
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Amen
Let's put this to sleep.
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Dare I ask what that means? :-?Bob O. said:Bark! Bark!georgestolz said:
Click on Julie's smiley above for more info.
I have to wonder, have you never installed a 20A single receptacle for a 15A individual branch circuit in a house, for some fixed-in-place appliance? We did it all the time, and passed every time.
boboelectric
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George, I've used a 15 amp duplex receptacle on a 20 amp dedicated circuit.
Example:freezer in basement. When I do a service upgrade,I always give the customer a .....20.....amp G.F.I. receptacle next to the new panel I installed as a thank you.Suprisingly,I have to conduct a training session on the purpose of G.F.I. plugs.
Bark! Bark! --- Just an attention getter.
Bob O.84,Pa.15330
Example:freezer in basement. When I do a service upgrade,I always give the customer a .....20.....amp G.F.I. receptacle next to the new panel I installed as a thank you.Suprisingly,I have to conduct a training session on the purpose of G.F.I. plugs.
Bark! Bark! --- Just an attention getter.
Bob O.84,Pa.15330
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