On 2/3/2012 5:04 PM, RBM wrote:
On 2/3/2012 4:34 PM, Horace Greeley wrote:


Check with your local electrical inspector.

If done properly, ours said it was legal and safe to do the plug and
cord setup.

His only recommendation was to use a 12 gauge appliance cord set, proper
strain relief (not romex clamp) and a high-quality 20 amp receptacle.

That really makes no sense. Typical oil burner/ furnace is fed with a 15
amp circuit. It's either code compliant or it's not, regardless of size
or ampacity of cord and receptacle.

You want your furnace crapping out because of a cheap piece of junk
outlet that barely holds the plug in place?

Yes, the cheap 50 cent outlets you find at McLowes are code compliant
but they're still junk. You won't find one in my house.