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Using a light switch on an air compressor
I have an air compressor and it's portable but I pretty much keep it
in the same place in the garage. The outlet is on top of my bench but the cord always falls down behind the bench and is a royal pain to fish it out. I have considered clamping it with a romex staple to the wall or something like that, but then I cant move it without removing the staple or some sort of screw clamp. Rather than doing that, I thought about installing a double box with an outlet and a switch to turn off that outlet. That way it will remain plugged in unless I move it, and all I need to do is flip the switch on or off. My question is whether a standard light switch will handle the motor load. It's a 1/2 HP motor on a 20A circuit. I did also consider adding another breaker and just turning on and off the breaker but that box is not the easiest to get to since there are shelves in the way. Thanks Marv I dont read email - reply by newsgroup |
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