SomeRandomPerson
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I could see running 12/2 romex, putting it on a 15 amp breaker and using 15amp devices but I’m at a lose for why someone would instal a 20amp rated device on a 15amp circuit.
Why would you install a 20amp GFCI receptacle on a 14/2 romex with a 15amp breaker?
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If you do so with duplex devices it would be a violation.
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Is this a T slot or parallel blade device?
LarryFine
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You shouldn't. The 20a receptacle configuration indicates that the circuit is capable of supplying 20a.
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Unless it's a single receptacle on an individual branch circuit.
ptonsparky
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Why?
You're 45 miles from the nearest 15 amp GFCI and have already used up the two you normally stock on the truck. Mmm let me think about this a minute.
You're 45 miles from the nearest 15 amp GFCI and have already used up the two you normally stock on the truck. Mmm let me think about this a minute.
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Who are you asking?
ptonsparky
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Answer a question with a question. Thread title.
LarryFine
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You can put a single 15a receptacle on a 20a circuit?
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No but you can use a 20 amp single receptacle on a 15 amp individual branch circuit.You can put a single 15a receptacle on a 20a circuit?
LarryFine
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But, why?
James L
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Tulsa Electrician
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The rating of a single receptacle on an individual branch circuit can be higher than the rating of the branch circuit.
James L
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Yes, like a 50-amp receptacle on a 40-amp circuit for range
FionaZuppa
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Any "15A" recept can physically handle 20A, the only noticeable diff is recept face.
Std 5-15r does not mean it's limited to 15A, not by face, and not by the unknown wire it connects to. Example, most resi's have plenty of 5-15r's on 20A BC's running 12/2. That 15r will handle up to 20A load. NEC has no idea what gets plugged in.
A 5-15r on a 20A BC, yet you cannot pigtail to the "15r" with #14 wire.
Why doesn't NEC say to use 20r's if the BC is 20A, and use 15r's if the BC is 15A ?
Std 5-15r does not mean it's limited to 15A, not by face, and not by the unknown wire it connects to. Example, most resi's have plenty of 5-15r's on 20A BC's running 12/2. That 15r will handle up to 20A load. NEC has no idea what gets plugged in.
A 5-15r on a 20A BC, yet you cannot pigtail to the "15r" with #14 wire.
Why doesn't NEC say to use 20r's if the BC is 20A, and use 15r's if the BC is 15A ?
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