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In Reply to: Circuit breaker - Equipment protection fuse question. posted by dcuhl on June 11, 2014 at 09:27:55:
Unless the wire going to the receptacles is 12 gauge, do not increase the breaker to 20A. Not only is it against the electrical code, but presents a fire hazard as well (although small hazard.
I doubt your amps will ever draw their full current at the same time anyway.
Dan Santoni
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- RE: Circuit breaker - Equipment protection fuse question. - Blackdog 10:31:14 06/11/14 (25)
- RE: Circuit breaker - Equipment protection fuse question. - dcuhl 14:20:41 06/11/14 (24)
- RE: Circuit breaker - Equipment protection fuse question. - jea48 06:37:18 06/12/14 (23)
- RE: Circuit breaker - Equipment protection fuse question. - Crazy Dave 12:14:41 06/18/14 (13)
- RE: Circuit breaker - Equipment protection fuse question. - jea48 16:50:57 06/18/14 (8)
- RE: Circuit breaker - Equipment protection fuse question. - Crazy Dave 12:29:19 06/19/14 (7)
- RE: Circuit breaker - Equipment protection fuse question. - jea48 10:19:39 06/20/14 (0)
- RE: Circuit breaker - Equipment protection fuse question. - jea48 12:53:25 06/19/14 (5)
- RE: Circuit breaker - Equipment protection fuse question. - Crazy Dave 12:00:44 06/20/14 (4)
- RE: Circuit breaker - Equipment protection fuse question. - jea48 14:11:35 06/20/14 (3)
- RE: Circuit breaker - Equipment protection fuse question. - Crazy Dave 14:16:45 06/24/14 (0)
- RE: Circuit breaker - Equipment protection fuse question. - cloudwalker 16:55:32 06/20/14 (1)
- RE: Circuit breaker - Equipment protection fuse question. - jea48 18:26:11 06/20/14 (0)
- RE: Circuit breaker - Equipment protection fuse question. - cloudwalker 15:58:39 06/18/14 (3)
- RE: Circuit breaker - Equipment protection fuse question. - Crazy Dave 12:10:19 06/19/14 (2)
- RE: Circuit breaker - Equipment protection fuse question. - cloudwalker 12:43:28 06/19/14 (1)
- RE: Circuit breaker - Equipment protection fuse question. - Crazy Dave 12:05:58 06/20/14 (0)
- RE: Circuit flow goes like this.... - dcuhl 04:43:30 06/14/14 (4)
- RE: Circuit flow goes like this.... - jea48 20:54:07 06/14/14 (3)
- RE: Circuit flow goes like this.... - dcuhl 09:41:41 06/16/14 (2)
- why mess with it at all? - cloudwalker 00:46:31 06/18/14 (1)
- RE: why mess with it at all? - Crazy Dave 12:04:36 06/18/14 (0)
- RE: Circuit breaker - Equipment protection fuse question. - Blackdog 12:16:19 06/12/14 (3)
- 2 or more 15 amp receptacles on a 20 amp circuit.. - jea48 06:12:21 06/13/14 (2)
- RE: 2 or more 15 amp receptacles on a 20 amp circuit.. - cloudwalker 15:07:46 06/18/14 (1)
- RE: 2 or more 15 amp receptacles on a 20 amp circuit.. - jea48 19:58:25 06/18/14 (0)