On Dec 7, 10:19*am, Larry Jaques
wrote:
On Tue, 07 Dec 2010 08:11:22 -0600, "Lloyd E. Sponenburgh"





lloydspinsidemindspring.com wrote:
fired this volley in news:3591bfb5-06bc-4d92-9cf7-
:

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.

C'mon, LLoyd. Wouldn't it be both legal and saner (not to mention far
CHEAPER) to simply replace the -breaker- with a smaller one?

Yes, but then how's he going to pull 30A on the line when the welder
and compressor run simultaneously?


P.S: That #8's gotta be a striped beeyatch to work with.

I ran some 6-3 from my basement to my attic for a future subpanel. Not
only is the stuff unruly, it's also just plain heavy.