On 4/1/2011 11:51 AM, Mikepier wrote:
Doing some reno work in my brother-in-laws condo. Changed out the old
FPE subpanel panel to a new one, worked out great. Now I am changing
out the old outlets. One of them is a 220V A/C outlet that was
originally connected to a 20A double polebreaker with 12 guage wire.
The outlet looks like this:

http://www.levitonproducts.com/catal...D7 4&pid=1208

My question is should I replace with the same kind? This outlet is
only rated for 15A, meanwhile I have a 20A breaker. Do I need to put
in a 20A outlet like this?

http://www.plumbersurplus.com/images...402-240797.jpg


If it is the only receptacle on the circuit (and 20A breaker and #12
wire) it should be 20A.

In any case, there is no reason not to use a 20A receptacle.

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