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Reloading
15AMP vs 20AMP circuit for reloading room?
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<blockquote data-quote="jpndave" data-source="post: 1798193" data-attributes="member: 5437"><p>There is unsafe/incorrect/possibly illegal advise previously posted. Electrical work is not rocket science but it can be dangerous.</p><p></p><p>Run the 12-2 wire with correct 20A breakers. Outlets are acceptable to use 15A on a 20A circuit but true 20A aren't that expensive and more durable. This is YOUR room so do it right and enjoy it.</p><p></p><p>14-3 (or 12-3 or any - 3) wire attached to two single pole breakers is dangerously over loading the neutral (white) wire you have a potential for 30A (15A x 2) on single neutral. Red and black = two hots to a single white neutral. </p><p></p><p>Breakers need to be sized to protect the wire attached to them. A 15A breaker with 12ga wire is safe but not needed (unless we start talking really long lengths) and not cost effective. 20A on a 14ga is dangerous and wrong.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jpndave, post: 1798193, member: 5437"] There is unsafe/incorrect/possibly illegal advise previously posted. Electrical work is not rocket science but it can be dangerous. Run the 12-2 wire with correct 20A breakers. Outlets are acceptable to use 15A on a 20A circuit but true 20A aren't that expensive and more durable. This is YOUR room so do it right and enjoy it. 14-3 (or 12-3 or any - 3) wire attached to two single pole breakers is dangerously over loading the neutral (white) wire you have a potential for 30A (15A x 2) on single neutral. Red and black = two hots to a single white neutral. Breakers need to be sized to protect the wire attached to them. A 15A breaker with 12ga wire is safe but not needed (unless we start talking really long lengths) and not cost effective. 20A on a 14ga is dangerous and wrong. [/QUOTE]
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