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minus-squareQuinceDaPence@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up7·edit-211 months agoAs long as the wiring is good for 20A it’s fine. Also if you break open a 15A recepticle a lot of them have the 20A contacts in there as well since it’s the same unit just with a different face.
minus-squarenilloc@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-211 months agoYeah, I wonder if anyone makes a UL listed 15A receptacle that don’t have a safety factor well over 20A. What it really comes down to though, is as long as code allows it, your ok.
As long as the wiring is good for 20A it’s fine. Also if you break open a 15A recepticle a lot of them have the 20A contacts in there as well since it’s the same unit just with a different face.
Yeah, I wonder if anyone makes a UL listed 15A receptacle that don’t have a safety factor well over 20A.
What it really comes down to though, is as long as code allows it, your ok.