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[YY1]

Does not sound strange at all.

Circuit is 20A.

Device connected to 15A recep should only draw 15A.

Sounds logical.

 

[sam dupont]

and nobody can tell us exactly what electricity is

 

[Charles Cook]

and nobody can tell us exactly what electricity is

It is shocking. Lol

 

[HawkRod]

@dadsbee, wayne you think I’m okay with the wiring. I am installing a couple of 20 amps in areas that may require a battery Charger or a mini fridge.

There is an exception in Code which permits the common 15A receptacle on 20A circuits if there are two or more sockets on the circuit. (NEC 210.21B3).

Strange as it may sound you can use 15a devices on a 20a circuit.

It can be easy to get confused with so many statements being made. To avoid confusion:
* If you have 14 gauge wire it must have a 15 amp breaker
* If you have 12 gauge wire it must have a 20 amp breaker. No, it's wrong to put a 15 amp breaker on 12 gauge wire. Yes, it's technically safe as the wire is "overbuilt", but it can cause confusion and problems in the future. Just do it right.
* a 12 gauge circuit protected by a 20 amp breaker should ideally have 20 amp receptacles. It MUST have a 20 amp receptacle if only one is being installed. As shown above, you MAY use 15 amp receptacles if there are multiple.

@Charles Cook
So bottom line is your garage with a 12Amp breaker, 12/2 wire and mixed 20 and 15 gauge receptacles is fine.

 

[Photon440]

Does not sound strange at all.

Circuit is 20A.

Device connected to 15A recep should only draw 15A.

Sounds logical.

But there are two plug outlets on that receptacle, two devices may exceed 15A in total.

 

[Hey-O]

and nobody can tell us exactly what electricity is

When I work with it, I show it a ton of respect. Like when I work with plumbing, a little leak is a leak. To me, both are either right or it's wrong, no in-between.

 

[Hey-O]

It is shocking. Lol

Now that was good!!!

 

[Charles Cook]

I also heard that you can put up to 7 15 amp rec. on each run from the panel box. Per breaker.

 

[MiradaMegaCab]

 

[Hey-O]

I also heard that you can put up to 7 15 amp rec. on each run from the panel box. Per breaker.

80 percent of the stated circuit limit is what I go by. Theoretically you could run more as long as you're not using more than 12 amps through that circuit at any given time.

 

[YY1]

But there are two plug outlets on that receptacle, two devices may exceed 15A in total.

Yep. We call that "oversubscribing" in the IT industry.

I'd bet money your house is wired the same way- multiple 15A receps on a 15A circuit.

 

[Hey-O]

Yep. We call that "oversubscribing" in the IT industry.

I'd bet money your house is wired the same way- multiple 15A receps on a 15A circuit.

At some point common sense is needed. You can always find a way to overload any circuit.

 

[guy gadbois]

Dilbert was my favorite cartoon (aside from Calvin and Hobbs.)
Scott Adams, who is the author, is a brilliant individual who has written several non-Dilbert books. Subjects were self help, humor, thought experiments. To say he is an out of the box thinker would be a major understatement.
In the past few years he had taken to commneting on politics, mostly from the standpoint of the persuasion techniques used by politicians, especially Trump. Most of it was objective and really neutral from a political perspective. For that offense he earned the hatred of the left.
I think it was a matter of time before he said something that got himself canceled. I won't go into it here (mostly because I don't remember) but it was something racial that sounded really bad taken out of context.
He is so canceled that his publisher and agents dropped him, and papers no longer carry the comic strip.
The worst thing about it is that my daughter buys me a Dilbert daily desk calender for Christmas every year. They are off the market now.View attachment 1585269

All he did was tell the Truth...

 

[JDmac72chrgr]

Such "low" voltages!! 480, 4160 & 23kv is what "wakes" me up!!

 

[RemCharger]

Back to random pictures!
Here's some Christmas wiring I dug into

 

[Hey-O]

It can be easy to get confused with so many statements being made. To avoid confusion:
* If you have 14 gauge wire it must have a 15 amp breaker
* If you have 12 gauge wire it must have a 20 amp breaker. No, it's wrong to put a 15 amp breaker on 12 gauge wire. Yes, it's technically safe as the wire is "overbuilt", but it can cause confusion and problems in the future. Just do it right.
* a 12 gauge circuit protected by a 20 amp breaker should ideally have 20 amp receptacles. It MUST have a 20 amp receptacle if only one is being installed. As shown above, you MAY use 15 amp receptacles if there are multiple.

@Charles Cook
So bottom line is your garage with a 12Amp breaker, 12/2 wire and mixed 20 and 15 gauge receptacles is fine.

That was well said!!! Thank you!!

 

[polywideblock]

lots of talking where are the pictures?

 

[polywideblock]

 

[polywideblock]

 

[polywideblock]