Hi,

I have a 20A circuit that currently has 15A outlets on it. Currently, only my fridge (11.5A) and another outlet is on this circuit.

Q1:
If I connect 15A outlets in a series with 12/2, does that effectively lower the rating of the rest circuit to 15A? Can I wire in this as this example shows and still have that 20A outlet work properly:

Sub panel --> 15a --> 15a --> 20a --> 15a

Q2:
I want to wire up the circuit with outlets to look like this. Do you see any issues here?

Sub panel --> 15A (range fan <3 amps) --> 15A GFCI --> 15A --> 15A (fridge 11.5A) --> 15A (phone 500mA)

Thanks,

Jim

tkrussell

Having a 15 amp outlet on a 20 amp circuit limits the draw on that outlet to 15 amp, since a true 20 amp plug cannot be inserted into it. You may have 15 or 20 amp outlets on a 20 amp circuit.

Your plan as shown is fine.

Stratmando

If you could get frige on own circuit, may help from losing food in the future. Say Range Fan shorts, trips breaker, may go unnoticed.

Washington1

I believe the OP is trying to ask about the affects when a load is added to a series circuit. If what I assume is correct, then in short: resistance in series will affect the volatge, and current, if resistance is changed. I recommend reading up on series circuits.