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Lloyd E. Sponenburgh[_3_]

fired this volley in news:3591bfb5-06bc-4d92-9cf7-
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So back to my original question is there an
issue with having a 15A outlet on a 30A circuit (the circuit is wired
in #8 romex)?

Yeah, there is. You could draw enough current to char or even destroy
the outlet.

What you need is a small local service box with a breaker just for that
outlet. They sell them at the home stores variously named like "job site
panel". They come with a breaker (or a place to put one), and often one
220V outlet and one 115V duplex outlet.

LLoyd