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  • Aug 8, 2007, 06:59 AM
    notimejack
    Electrical current load
    Hi all,

    My name is Jack from lockport, IL. I am installing a bathroom in my basement which include a sewage waste pump. The pump is 1/2 horse and rated at 19.4 amps normal running. Would it be too much if I was to hook the sewage pump, a gfci outlet (for shaver or hair dryer) two lights fixtures and an exhaust fan to 1 20amp breaker? The most that would be running at one time would be the two lights, exhaust fan and the sump while taking a shower.
  • Aug 8, 2007, 07:33 AM
    ballengerb1
    That will probably blow on you at the most inconvenient times. You just will never know when the sump is going to kick in and the sump and hair dryer are too much for a 20 amp breaker. I'd put the lights and the outlets on separate breaker and the sump on its own dedicated breaker.
  • Aug 8, 2007, 07:59 AM
    notimejack
    I entered the wrong amps for the Sewage pump. It should have been 9.4 not 19.4

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