15 Jul
2023
15 Jul
'23
7:41 p.m.
On Fri, Jul 14, 2023 at 08:28:12PM -0400, James Knott via talk wrote:
My condo was new 30 years ago and it has the 2x15A circuits.
My current house from the mid 1970's uses 2x15A. My new place from right now (well supposed to be complete next January) is using 1x20A. Code allows (and seems to recommend) using that, and it costs less, so of course that is what new development is going to do. I was just surprised to see the change, although the space savings in the panel seem like a good idea given how much space the kitchen outlets took up in my current panel. I would think using both a toaster and a kettle at the same time from one pair of outlets may not work anymore. -- Len Sorensen