Any electricians on here that could point me in the right direction?
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I have changed around 100 of them in the past from them being in a weather proof box that holds moisture over time and fire ants loves them and gets inside and trips them to the point you have to replace them. Now those inside a building is a little different but for them to be installed outdoors is where i dislike them the most.
I just wonder if this is a 15 amp GFCI outlet on my 20 amp garage circuit? Would be pretty lame, but I guess understandable if I had to get a dedicated line run for my garage appliances.
It probably is a 15amp but that’s common and just fine. Rarely does anything draw a full 20amps and those should have their own circuit and type of plug/outlet. Someone will correct me if I’m wrong about that but I see it a lot.
Yes 15 amp is the most common but on a occasion you will find a 20 amp that someone has put in thinking it would help them to keep it from tripping. I once had a guy that kept tripping a 20 amp breaker and wanted me to install a 30 so it wouldnt trip I told him it wasnt happening unless he wanted to change the wire size also.
FWIW I had only 1 outlet in the garage. When I brought in my small chest freezer I had an electrician add a new dedicated outlet that I only use for the freezer. The other outlet supplies my workbench, a few lights, and some power tools.
If I were to ever build a new house I'd have an oversize garage and probably 3 or 4 extra outlets in it.
If I were to ever build a new house I'd have an oversize garage and probably 3 or 4 extra outlets in it.
Smart move. Know a guy that lost a bunch of meat due to a gfci.
Never said it did.
Yeah, we have some in the kitchen and when one trips it kills power to the outlets in one bathroom and one bedroom. It took me a little while to figure out the first time.
Besides my beer getting warm, this is my biggest fear.
