honkesk
Aug 31, 2009, 05:00 PM
If I have 14/2 wire I get a 15 amp outlet and a 15 amp breaker. If I have 12/2 wire I get a 20 amp outlet and a 20 amp breaker.
If I have 10/2 wire with a 30 amp breaker, whoa, I can't find a 30 amp GFCI (weather and tamper proof, its for a outside outlet). I have been using the circuit to keep my camper plugged in while building the cabin. I have been using a 20 amp gfci. To go code I thought I would need the 30 amp outlet to keep the electrical inspector happy.
When the camper goes, I plan on using the outlet for just normal use, no big draw of anykind.
I had one friend who told me to change the breaker and the outlet to a 20 amp, with the outlet weather and tamper proof, leave the wire as is, 30 amp. Is he a friend a guy can count on?
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If I have 10/2 wire with a 30 amp breaker, whoa, I can't find a 30 amp GFCI (weather and tamper proof, its for a outside outlet). I have been using the circuit to keep my camper plugged in while building the cabin. I have been using a 20 amp gfci. To go code I thought I would need the 30 amp outlet to keep the electrical inspector happy.
When the camper goes, I plan on using the outlet for just normal use, no big draw of anykind.
I had one friend who told me to change the breaker and the outlet to a 20 amp, with the outlet weather and tamper proof, leave the wire as is, 30 amp. Is he a friend a guy can count on?
<cleaned up for readability - KISS>