"Twayne" wrote in message
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RBM typed:
"tim birr" wrote in message
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On Dec 25, 5:06 am, "RBM" wrote:

There are a variety of grades of receptacles. What you should be
using is
a better than residential grade receptacle, not a higher amperage
rated one. In the US, it is incorrect to install 20 amp receptacles
on 15 amp circuits, which may or may not be what you've done, as
you didn't mention
the ampacity of the circuit.- Hide quoted text -



Have no idea about the amps stuff for the electric outlets , just
using what an electrician told me to use after I had him here several
years ago to swap out my "split buss" electrical main panel. I think
that was the term. It had no main shut-off and was always hot.

Made me nervous when I had to replace a faulty water heater circuit
breaker before I had the panel upgraded. I wore rubber boots. Two
pairs of thick rubber gloves, stood on a board and said my prayers
when I did that circuit breaker swap out.

The new outlets he told me to use seem pretty quality -- and of course
cost $4.50 a pop. They seem to be more "rubberized" sort of material
instead of the brittle plastic of the contractor-installed original
outlets.

I originally asked the electrician how to remove the wires from the
"spring catches" without breaking apart the old outlet. He just
ignored my question and gave me an empty outlet package and told to
replace them with "this kind."



FYI, your old split buss panel didn't have "a" main breaker, it had
several main breakers including the one you changed. The main wires
in your new panel are still live regardless if the breaker being on
or off.

What? Did I miss something? Kill the two Main breakers in my panel, and
the only power left in the box is going TO those breakers. Nothing, nada,
on the power bars or anywhere else. I know for sure; I always check for
power presence either with a meter or the ol' screwdriver test (but not
inside the entrance box!).
Or was that just a bad attempt at sarcasm? g

Twayne
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yesterday's tomorrow.



From what you've written, I can't tell what you've missed, didn't miss, or
what you're talking about.
My statement to the OP, was that even in a panel with a single main circuit
breaker, there will be live wires even with the main turned off, similar to
that of a split buss panel. The only difference is that the upper buss
always remains live in the split buss panel, even with all the mains turned
off.