casadeclarks
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Is there a rule of thumb on how many outlets that are occasionally used on a 15 amp circuit. EX: used for vacuming, blowdrying drop light etc
so if 8-12 is the rule of thumb, and you put an outlet on every wall of a 4 sided room, does that mean each breaker should do 2-3 bedrooms? i'm about to redo the electrical in my house and was thinking about doing 1 breaker for each bedroom, due to modern technology (alarm clocks, tv's, dvd players, cell phone chargers, ipod dock stations, etc). is that going overboard or do you think that's a good idea?
If you have a receptacle you don't know what could plugged in. In order to excede the 12 limit all devices must be hardwired. Therefore the load is known. Typically the exception is only used for lighting circuits where the maximum rating of the fixture is a known value.in CEC (canada) the max is 12 on one circuit if connected loads are unknown. If you know exactly what you are plugging in, you may exceed 12 as long as the connected load do not exceed 80% of the rating of breaker. I think 12 is a good rule of thumb.
Try to pick one that doesn't give you false alarms.Dont forget to put it on an arc fault breaker.
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