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15 Amp vs. 20 Amp Outlets: What’s the Difference?
If you put 20 amps on a 15-amp circuit, you'll trip the breaker. It's also unsafe. If your circuit is 20 amps, you can install a 15-amp receptacle, but only if you have multiple receptacles on the ...
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Testing a Circuit Breaker Panel for 240-Volt Electrical Service
The standard 15- or 20-amp circuit breakers work by clipping onto one of the buses. Then the circuits hot (red or black) feed ...