Timeline for Double pole 25 amp breaker to single pole 20 amp breaker
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| Jul 17, 2021 at 0:46 | comment | added | onlettinggo | @manassehkatz-Moving2Codidact right, what I should have said is 20 amp breaker and a duplex 15 amp outlet. Language and the way people will interpret said language is hard. | |
| Jul 16, 2021 at 22:48 | history | edited | manassehkatz-Moving 2 Codidact | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Jul 16, 2021 at 22:38 | comment | added | Ed Beal | I did understand but it was hard to read and I know the code, just mentioning it to help future answers. | |
| Jul 16, 2021 at 21:23 | history | edited | manassehkatz-Moving 2 Codidact | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Jul 16, 2021 at 21:22 | comment | added | manassehkatz-Moving 2 Codidact | @EdBeal What I'm trying to say is that based on the original language "single 120v 20 amp breaker to supply a single 15 amp outlet" there would be a code violation. The practical situation is: Need GFCI. GFCI cheapest at the receptacle. GFCI is pretty much always duplex receptacle. Therefore unlikely to actually install a single 15A. But if OP stuck to the original plan exactly (and presumably satisfied GFCI requirement at the breaker) then there would be a problem. | |
| Jul 16, 2021 at 21:00 | comment | added | Ed Beal | The way you have worded the 15 amp receptacle on a 20 amp circuit is hard to read. Just saying since a GFCI Is required I just use that as I haven’t seen a single GFCI receptacle, a dead face sure but really? | |
| Jul 16, 2021 at 19:27 | comment | added | onlettinggo | Thank you for the answer. This outlet will be located inside a storage cubby and go via a 15 amp rated extension cord to a power inlet through the wall of a shed. It's way to expensive for me to run proper power to the shed so this will have to do for now. About the other users comment on my original question, I think I will switch to a 20amp outlet even though it won't make a difference I think... | |
| Jul 16, 2021 at 19:22 | history | answered | manassehkatz-Moving 2 Codidact | CC BY-SA 4.0 |