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In Reply to: RE: Circuit breaker - Equipment protection fuse question. posted by Blackdog on June 12, 2014 at 12:16:19:
If you do change the breaker to 20A, you also need to change the receptacles to 20A
Dan Santoni
Hi Dan,
Per NEC electrical code 2 or more 15 amp receptacles can be installed on a 20 amp branch circuit. (A duplex receptacle is 2 receptacles.)
Jim
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