Thread: 15 or 20 Amp
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Brian White
 
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And for your next question, no, you do not have to use 20A rated
outlets on a 20 Amp circuit - the 15 Amp duplex outlets are fine.


Check your local building code. Up here in Ontario, you _must_ use 20A
rated outlets if you have a 20A breaker.

Hmmm... Hold on... I've said that a few times but now that I think about
it, the part of the code I'm thinking was dealing with a kitchen countertop
where you ether had to have a split-circuit recepticle or a single 20A
circuit (complete with 20A outlet). It's possible that it's not required
to have a 20A outlet on a 20A circuit in other situations. But why take
the chance? It doesn't make good sense to use a 15A rated part in one
place when the your only piece of protection (the breaker) is rated at
20A. Plus, if you ever had a 20A piece of equipment, at least you'd
have a recepticle that would take it.

Brian
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