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Default Can improper wiring actually cause a fire?

In article , "Mike Marlow" wrote:

"Chris Friesen" wrote in message
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According to this

http://www.passandseymour.com/knowho...egory=Electric
al%20Basics

it's *not* okay to install a 20A receptacle on a 15A circuit.


It generally pays to refer to NEC rather than something less authoritative,
such as a vendor site.

Both he, and Pass & Seymour, are right. I stated it backwards.

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