Easy receptacle question.
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Easy receptacle question.
Hello all,
I'm almost ashamed to ask this, but it's late, worked all day and my mind needs a recharge.
I wired my whole house when I built it 8 years ago, and "knew it all,(almost)" back then. now, my memory is a bit rusty.
My son just bought a 45 year old house, and last week I upgraded his service to an all new 200 amp service...no problem.
Today I was ripping out half of the old wiring in his kitchen and replacing it with new. I have a new 15 amp circuit for the lights, and new 20 amp circuits for counter plugs, (3 circuits total for those) A 20 amp circuit for the refrigerator, another 20 amp circuit for the microwave.
My question is simply this. On the countertop circuits, I am using 20 amp GFCI's, then off of those a few more recepticles,,(only 2 or 3 more.) Do those receptacles need to be rated 20 amp? Could they be 15 amp receptacles?
i'm having a hard time finding 20 amp recepticles....I am finding "pro-line" 15 amp receptacles. I don't remember what I used when I built the house. I like using the better recepticles...the pro-line ones, not the el-cheapo ones, but I just do not remember what receptacles I need to use for a 12-2 wire/20 amp circuit....??
thank you in advance for your help.
Frank D.
I'm almost ashamed to ask this, but it's late, worked all day and my mind needs a recharge.
I wired my whole house when I built it 8 years ago, and "knew it all,(almost)" back then. now, my memory is a bit rusty.
My son just bought a 45 year old house, and last week I upgraded his service to an all new 200 amp service...no problem.
Today I was ripping out half of the old wiring in his kitchen and replacing it with new. I have a new 15 amp circuit for the lights, and new 20 amp circuits for counter plugs, (3 circuits total for those) A 20 amp circuit for the refrigerator, another 20 amp circuit for the microwave.
My question is simply this. On the countertop circuits, I am using 20 amp GFCI's, then off of those a few more recepticles,,(only 2 or 3 more.) Do those receptacles need to be rated 20 amp? Could they be 15 amp receptacles?
i'm having a hard time finding 20 amp recepticles....I am finding "pro-line" 15 amp receptacles. I don't remember what I used when I built the house. I like using the better recepticles...the pro-line ones, not the el-cheapo ones, but I just do not remember what receptacles I need to use for a 12-2 wire/20 amp circuit....??
thank you in advance for your help.
Frank D.
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Thank you! I thought I remembered something like that.
couldn't find my electrical code book anywhere...
thanks again for the quick and kind response!
Frank D.
couldn't find my electrical code book anywhere...
thanks again for the quick and kind response!
Frank D.
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You could have used a 15 amp GFI receptacle. The difference is in the slot configuration, they are rated for 20 amp feed through.
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Not to get off topic...But a question for the "Pros"
The Recepts are interchangeable in the situation mentioned. Do the "T-SLOT" receptacles require a 20 amp circuit.?
The Recepts are interchangeable in the situation mentioned. Do the "T-SLOT" receptacles require a 20 amp circuit.?