[geeks] D'OH!

Dave McGuire mcguire at neurotica.com
Thu Jan 31 23:59:57 CST 2002


On February 1, Joshua D Boyd wrote:
> > > Who sets up 15A circuits anyway?  I thought that 20 and 30 were standard 
> > > (depending on whether they are lights or sockets), with others used as needed.
> > 
> >   15A and 20A are standard for houses in the US, more so 15A than 20A.
> > I have *never* seen a 30A 110V circuit in a residence.
> 
> Well, I took a quick gander at our panel.  Hmm.  Seems to be mostly split 
> between 15s and 20s, although there are 2 30s and 2 50s.  The 50s go to
> seperate panels though, I think.

  Are the two 30A breakers next to each other and ganged?  If so,
they're likely two halves of a 30A 220V two-pole circuit.

    -Dave

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Dave McGuire
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