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15 amp Cord Reel or 11 amp?
I have an extension cord reel (50 feet of cord with 4 x 15 amp outlets on the side) that has an ETL label indicating 11 amp, yet the breaker on the cord reel specifies 15 amp.
It is 14/3 SJTW cord. I can not upload attachments here to show you exactly what I see, but this is a fairly common cord reel available at home improvement stores. The question is, how can we have at 15 amp reset on an extension cord that is "rated" at 11 amps? |
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14 AWG copper conductors are listed to carry up to 15 amps.
Usually you do not want to load a cable greater than 80%, which would be 12 amp. Just speculation, but the manufacturer of the cable wants to keep you well within the safety margin. |
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