Our house has only 2 electrical plugins on the exterior.
1 is solely for the use of the water pump.
It is inside the enclosure for the pump.
The other is on the screened lanai and is being used to run a freezer.
The 2nd receptical is blocked by the freezer's plug.
I have finally finished the replacement of the roof over the spa [hot tub for you northern tier residents], and we are now using it again.
The problem is that I have to run a 50' extension cord from the garage to power it up.
What I want to do is add an exterior outlet opposite from an interior outlet in one of the bedrooms.
It would be convenient for the spa and for her to use an electric string trimmer.
The spa requires a 15 amp minimum circuit.
The interior plugin is on a 15 amp breaker.
I want to replace the 15 amp breaker with a 20 amp breaker to better handle any possible load.
Is this OK without changing the receptacle's wiring?
I might do a similar addition in a few other locations to give more exterior recepticals if it is a viable idea.
I am not an electrician.
But, I played one in a high school play once.
1 is solely for the use of the water pump.
It is inside the enclosure for the pump.
The other is on the screened lanai and is being used to run a freezer.
The 2nd receptical is blocked by the freezer's plug.
I have finally finished the replacement of the roof over the spa [hot tub for you northern tier residents], and we are now using it again.
The problem is that I have to run a 50' extension cord from the garage to power it up.
What I want to do is add an exterior outlet opposite from an interior outlet in one of the bedrooms.
It would be convenient for the spa and for her to use an electric string trimmer.
The spa requires a 15 amp minimum circuit.
The interior plugin is on a 15 amp breaker.
I want to replace the 15 amp breaker with a 20 amp breaker to better handle any possible load.
Is this OK without changing the receptacle's wiring?
I might do a similar addition in a few other locations to give more exterior recepticals if it is a viable idea.
I am not an electrician.
But, I played one in a high school play once.
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