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Electrical wiring question - shop related
On Tue, 7 Dec 2010 05:33:03 -0800 (PST),
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Is it permissable to have an outlet that is rated for less curent than
the circuit breaker is?
I wired the detached garage for 40A 220v service (it seemed like a lot
of capacity 25 years ago!). In the garage is a subpanel with (4) 110V
and (1) 30A 220v circuits. Originally the 30A breaker fed one single
outlet (for the arc welder and compressor that I would someday own) -
eventually I got tired of unplugging the welder to plug in the
compressor or phase converter and now have (3) 220v outlets side by
side in one box. Over the years I made up an extension cord to be able
to weld on the opposite side of the garage and to power the bandsaw.
I am considering adding an outlet at the bandsaw. The bandsaw has a
15A 220v plug on it. 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)?
Because the 15A outlet is not the only outlet on the circut I think
that's allowable. The small one circuit breaker panel is not a bad
idea though. I'll have to run this one buy my electrian friend, see
what he says.
Thank You,
Randy
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