On Oct 17, 12:44*pm, "Terry Cano" wrote:
I put a 20 AMP Outlet in the kitchen
the old outlet was 15 amp......my thinking is most kitchens
(house built 1986) should have 20 AMP Breakers
and the wiring is cooper romax
Should I go back to the 15 AMP ?
Terry

Your post is a little confusing.
You said you put in a 20A outlet. Did you just replace an outlet? Or
did you run a new 20A 12guage circuit back to the panel? What size
breaker do you have now?
Your old outlet might be rated for 15A, but the actual wire itself
could be 20A, which is fine. I remember this was brought up before,
and I beleive code allows this.