"James Owens" wrote in message
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In Ontario, according to one simplified guide, you can have up to 12
outlets
per circuit -- either light outlets or plug outlets, or both. But after
studying the guide, I'm not clear on this:

Does a standard AC wall outlet with two receptacles count as one "outlet"
or two?

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"For it is only of the new one grows tired. Of the old one never tires."
-- Kierkegaard, _Repetition_

James Owens, Ottawa, Canada

Here in the USA I use for residential load calculations 180 watts per outlet
or lights.
Unless I am privileged to an separate load that is known then I use it in
the calculations only if it is bigger than 180w.
So on an 15 amp circuit you could install 6 duplex recpts. The circuit load
is 80% of the breaker size.

Pretty sure Canada follows this formula




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