"Doug Miller" wrote in message
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I wouldn't do anything about it -- because it is NOT a problem.

This is Turtle.

You missed the question of what you would do in this case.

No, you missed my answer - right above.

I stated that I would not put but 20 -- 100 watt light bulbs on a 20 amp
circuit / breaker. The 20 light bulbs would be the max i would put on the 20
amp breaker because of the 80% rule.

Yes, I know that's what you stated. But you're wrong. You're having a very
hard time grasping this simple concept: the 80% rule DOES NOT APPLY in this
situation.

what is the max number of 100 watt light bulbs that you can put on a 20 amp
breaker ?

So , What is the answer to this question ?

20A x 120V / 100W = 24 bulbs.

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Doug Miller (alphageek at milmac dot com)

It's time to throw all their damned tea in the harbor again.

This is Turtle.

I see you would load up a break to it's max. amps and if the people in the house
happen to turn on all 24 light bulbs. It will blow the breaker in about 2 or 3
hours and then call you to ask why did my break throw. You maybe able to do this
by NEC but I will not load anything up to the max. what so ever.

Now what I did up above by just putting 20 light bulbs on a 20 amp breaker is
Nothing wrong with doing it. You had said it was wrong well i tell you it is
nothing wrong with it if i wanted to do it. Now you can explain any wrong as NEC
goes please explain it to me. Let me explain to you what right and wrong is.
Right is you can do it. Wrong is you Can't do it. Now take these two words and
explain wrong as you say above here.

TURTLE