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Default GFCI must be 20 amps.

In article , Sam Takoy wrote:
Hi,

My contractor told me that by code a 20amp GFCI outlet must be on a
20amp circuit. True or false?


True. The National Electrical Code permits putting 15A outlets on 20A
circuits, but not the other way around.