Why do >15A devices not have 20A circuit plugs on them?

[electrofelon]

While 6-20 plugs for 20 amp 240 volt circuits are pretty common on PTAC units and other equipment, I do not honestly remember the last time I saw a 5-20 plug on anything.

Yeah they are quite rare. My greenlee pvc hot box had one (note the past tense :angel.

 

[peter d]

Yeah they are quite rare. My greenlee pvc hot box had one (note the past tense :angel.

I was going to mention that. I used one that simply had the prong twisted with pliers to the proper orientation for a 15 amp receptacle. :thumbsup:

 

[electrofelon]

I was going to mention that. I used one that simply had the prong twisted with pliers to the proper orientation for a 15 amp receptacle. :thumbsup:

Yeah, us electricians tend to have the most cobbled up electrical work on our own stuff...

 

[LarryFine]

Yeah, us electricians tend to have the most cobbled up electrical work on our own stuff...

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