15 amp breaker ?
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ifirefight
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2 - 20 amp breakers for my 130
ifirefight
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Originally Posted by acrylic51
I run all my fish stuff on 20 amp. It's not just that simple as swapping a breaker.....The existing wiring much be big enough to handle the increase to the 20 amp breaker.....It will work, but will heat the wiring up over time posing a risk possibly.
Yes good point.....We dont want any fires....I might have to actually EARN my money.
I run all my fish stuff on 20 amp. It's not just that simple as swapping a breaker.....The existing wiring much be big enough to handle the increase to the 20 amp breaker.....It will work, but will heat the wiring up over time posing a risk possibly.
Yes good point.....We dont want any fires....I might have to actually EARN my money.
notsonoob
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NO,
By code they run the wire stated for the amp load on in it. New house has nothing to do with it
You will need to upgrade your wiring to support a 20 AMP circuit.
20 AMP in your kitchen? Or for the fridge and for the Micro? Your lights are still probably on a 15. You need to upsize the wiring for the amp load
By code they run the wire stated for the amp load on in it. New house has nothing to do with it
You will need to upgrade your wiring to support a 20 AMP circuit.
20 AMP in your kitchen? Or for the fridge and for the Micro? Your lights are still probably on a 15. You need to upsize the wiring for the amp load
acrylic51
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Originally Posted by NOTSONOOB
NO,
By code they run the wire stated for the amp load on in it. New house has nothing to do with it
You will need to upgrade your wiring to support a 20 AMP circuit.
20 AMP in your kitchen? Or for the fridge and for the Micro? Your lights are still probably on a 15. You need to upsize the wiring for the amp load
Exactly.......more cost efficient to do it that way from a contractor stand point....unless you specified when having the house built.
NO,
By code they run the wire stated for the amp load on in it. New house has nothing to do with it
You will need to upgrade your wiring to support a 20 AMP circuit.
20 AMP in your kitchen? Or for the fridge and for the Micro? Your lights are still probably on a 15. You need to upsize the wiring for the amp load
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vicegrip
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20 amp breaker needs 12 gage wire. a 15 amp is 14 gage.
chilwil84
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you need to run 12/2 wire (the yellow) from the outlet to your pannel. you also need to have room in your panel for another circuit. the wire coming into your house is usually a 150 or 200 in modern houses with some being 250. it is based on the service wire coming in. most houses are usually built with a little room. you may want to go to an electrical supply store (not hd) and talk to them about your service wire diameter and amount of threads(large groups of small wires coming in) then count your breaker types (20,15,dual20, etc) to see if you have room. its not hard to run the new circuit, just hard to find out if you have the room in your service
notsonoob
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Originally Posted by chilwil84
you need to run 12/2 wire (the yellow) from the outlet to your pannel. you also need to have room in your panel for another circuit. the wire coming into your house is usually a 150 or 200 in modern houses with some being 250. it is based on the service wire coming in. most houses are usually built with a little room. you may want to go to an electrical supply store (not hd) and talk to them about your service wire diameter and amount of threads(large groups of small wires coming in) then count your breaker types (20,15,dual20, etc) to see if you have room. its not hard to run the new circuit, just hard to find out if you have the room in your service
That would be the best!
Rated amps in should be in the box? Otherwise you may have to pull the permits. I would say a new house has a pretty good cushion. But it is handy to know, in case you throw in a pool later or something later.
you need to run 12/2 wire (the yellow) from the outlet to your pannel. you also need to have room in your panel for another circuit. the wire coming into your house is usually a 150 or 200 in modern houses with some being 250. it is based on the service wire coming in. most houses are usually built with a little room. you may want to go to an electrical supply store (not hd) and talk to them about your service wire diameter and amount of threads(large groups of small wires coming in) then count your breaker types (20,15,dual20, etc) to see if you have room. its not hard to run the new circuit, just hard to find out if you have the room in your service
That would be the best!
maeistero
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i think i'm the odd one out on this, but i run multiple 15a circuits instead. the outlets were already there when i wanted to upgrade, so it seemed better to just rerun more 14-2 wire to each new outlet than redo the entire danm thing. also in doing it this way if one circuit trips and i'm not aware of it, there's others still doing their job.
if i'm correct, that's why most houses stick with the least amperage, to lessen the possibilities of problems. that's amplified with saltwater and i have water on the floor all the time.
big ticket amperage items always run a dedicated circuit. your furnace, ac, fridge, oven, etc. you don't want to run 26 different items on one circuit by just increasing amperage. think national lampoons christmas lights.
if i'm correct, that's why most houses stick with the least amperage, to lessen the possibilities of problems. that's amplified with saltwater and i have water on the floor all the time.
big ticket amperage items always run a dedicated circuit. your furnace, ac, fridge, oven, etc. you don't want to run 26 different items on one circuit by just increasing amperage. think national lampoons christmas lights.
notsonoob
Member
Originally Posted by maeistero
i think i'm the odd one out on this, but i run multiple 15a circuits instead. the outlets were already there when i wanted to upgrade, so it seemed better to just rerun more 14-2 wire to each new outlet than redo the entire danm thing. also in doing it this way if one circuit trips and i'm not aware of it, there's others still doing their job.
if i'm correct, that's why most houses stick with the least amperage, to lessen the possibilities of problems. that's amplified with saltwater and i have water on the floor all the time.
big ticket amperage items always run a dedicated circuit. your furnace, ac, fridge, oven, etc. you don't want to run 26 different items on one circuit by just increasing amperage. think national lampoons christmas lights.
I like to think of A Christmas Story, where Ralphy's old man tried to plug in the lamp
i think i'm the odd one out on this, but i run multiple 15a circuits instead. the outlets were already there when i wanted to upgrade, so it seemed better to just rerun more 14-2 wire to each new outlet than redo the entire danm thing. also in doing it this way if one circuit trips and i'm not aware of it, there's others still doing their job.
if i'm correct, that's why most houses stick with the least amperage, to lessen the possibilities of problems. that's amplified with saltwater and i have water on the floor all the time.
big ticket amperage items always run a dedicated circuit. your furnace, ac, fridge, oven, etc. you don't want to run 26 different items on one circuit by just increasing amperage. think national lampoons christmas lights.
I like to think of A Christmas Story, where Ralphy's old man tried to plug in the lamp