Builders/electricians

[G8rDMD]

How many receptacles are allowed on one 20 amp circuit breaker per code? I know I can google it, but google doesn't pay barn bux :D

[DAB]

How many receptacles are allowed on one 20 amp circuit breaker per code? I know I can google it, but google doesn't pay barn bux :D

12 in most places. 9 here.

One receptacle has two outlets.

[mrvette]

How many receptacles are allowed on one 20 amp circuit breaker per code? I know I can google it, but google doesn't pay barn bux :D

My mammory is so shitty these daze...but I going to say 5.....

in a kitchen, I think it's 3.....

:cheers:

[G8rDMD]

12 in most places. 9 here.

One receptacle has two outlets.

Thanks :cheers: I need to add an outlet and it just so happens the circuit which runs through that area of the house currently only has 5 receptacles :dance: I thought it'd be ok, just like to check :cheers:

[Frizzle]

NEC 2011 code does not give a specific amount its a calculation which is around 16 outlets in theory. The NEC code is a minimum standard, and many places can over rule the code as the inspector has jurisdiction.

personally i'd go one 20 amp circuit per room in a house. Unless its a kitchen (dedicated outlets for fridge and microwave), garage or a very large room.

[Kuelblaz]

Just make sure to use required AWG for the current rating of the circuit when adding. 12 or 20 amp in your case.

[LATB]

NEC 2011 code does not give a specific amount its a calculation which is around 16 outlets in theory. The NEC code is a minimum standard, and many places can over rule the code as the inspector has jurisdiction.

personally i'd go one 20 amp circuit per room in a house. Unless its a kitchen (dedicated outlets for fridge and microwave), garage or a very large room.

:iagree:

Florida Electric Code basically follows the NEC, with exceptions for special local conditions.

It seems the code is more concerned with wire gauge & length of total run than amount of receptacles.

I'm not a licensed electrician, so I don't keep up with the code...but I know enough from experience and standards that I can wire a home, and have.

I never got down & dirty with the mathematical calculations. But I believe you are not supposed to use more than 80% of the total circuit capacity. You turn amps into volts...and volts to watts...and you can actually figure out how many lamps and what watt bulbs you could have on those receptacles.

But no one goes there.
Well, expect probably the government....they probably spend millions figuring out this shit...when all they had to do was buy a few more 50 dollar breakers. :rofl:

[G8rDMD]

Just make sure to use required AWG for the current rating of the circuit when adding. 12 or 20 amp in your case.

Yep, 12 gauge for the 20 amp circuit :cheers:

[LisaJohn]

My mammory is so shitty these daze...but I going to say 5.....

in a kitchen, I think it's 3.....

:cheers:

:rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl:

[CertInsaneC5]

Truely you could have a 100 outlets on one breaker. They don't draw anything until to you plug something into them. :cheers:

[G8rDMD]

:iagree:

Florida Electric Code basically follows the NEC, with exceptions for special local conditions.

It seems the code is more concerned with wire gauge & length of total run than amount of receptacles.

I'm not a licensed electrician, so I don't keep up with the code...but I know enough from experience and standards that I can wire a home, and have.

I never got down & dirty with the mathematical calculations. But I believe you are not supposed to use more than 80% of the total circuit capacity. You turn amps into volts...and volts to watts...and you can actually figure out how many lamps and what watt bulbs you could have on those receptacles.

But no one goes there.
Well, expect probably the government....they probably spend millions figuring out this shit...when all they had to do was buy a few more 50 dollar breakers. :rofl:

Hmmm...wonder what kind of circuit I'd need to handle 1.21 gigawatts...

[G8rDMD]

Truely you could have a 100 outlets on one breaker. They don't draw anything until to you plug something into them. :cheers:

Verily, I say unto thee, your logic is unflawed :dance:

[LATB]

Hmmm...wonder what kind of circuit I'd need to handle 1.21 gigawatts...

[Lewis Black] My mind is going to EXPLODE! [Lewis Black]

:rofl:

[Kuelblaz]

:iagree:

Florida Electric Code basically follows the NEC, with exceptions for special local conditions.

It seems the code is more concerned with wire gauge & length of total run than amount of receptacles.

I'm not a licensed electrician, so I don't keep up with the code...but I know enough from experience and standards that I can wire a home, and have.

I never got down & dirty with the mathematical calculations. But I believe you are not supposed to use more than 80% of the total circuit capacity. You turn amps into volts...and volts to watts...and you can actually figure out how many lamps and what watt bulbs you could have on those receptacles.

But no one goes there.
Well, expect probably the government....they probably spend millions figuring out this shit...when all they had to do was buy a few more 50 dollar breakers. :rofl:

Agree Lars, when home is inspected, there's no way to know the current draw so the code focuses on the parts that do matter. Bottom line is the breaker cuts off excessive draw no matter how much is plugged in, but normal current draw through too small a wire or too long a run creates heat which leads to fires. Hence the focus on wire gauge and length of run.
I just had this conversation with a buddy who's a master electrician. I was trying to add a 220 breaker in the garage for my Tig Welder which needs at least 50 amps. Not quite the same application, but the conversation was pretty good...along with the :beer: !

[LATB]

Agree Lars, when home is inspected, there's no way to know the current draw so the code focuses on the parts that do matter. Bottom line is the breaker cuts off excessive draw no matter how much is plugged in, but normal current draw through too small a wire or too long a run creates heat which leads to fires. Hence the focus on wire gauge and length of run.
I just had this conversation with a buddy who's a master electrician. I was trying to add a 220 breaker in the garage for my Tig Welder which needs at least 50 amps. Not quite the same application, but the conversation was pretty good...along with the :beer: !

shop talk with buds with beer is good stuff. :cheers:

[DAB]

Wired my shop recently. Has a 30A 240V feed. Installed a 100A subpanel with disconnect breaker. Added five 20A 120V power ckts and one 20A lighting ckt. Made sure to put table saw and vacuum on different busses. Also installed separate ground rod with #6 ground wire. Total of 34 receptacles. :hurray: all in EMT conduit.

[LATB]

Wired my shop recently. Has a 30A 240V feed. Installed a 100A subpanel with disconnect breaker. Added five 20A 120V power ckts and one 20A lighting ckt. Made sure to put table saw and vacuum on different busses. Also installed separate ground rod with #6 ground wire. Total of 34 receptacles. :hurray: all in EMT conduit.

sweet :beer:

[Kuelblaz]

Wired my shop recently. Has a 30A 240V feed. Installed a 100A subpanel with disconnect breaker. Added five 20A 120V power ckts and one 20A lighting ckt. Made sure to put table saw and vacuum on different busses. Also installed separate ground rod with #6 ground wire. Total of 34 receptacles. :hurray: all in EMT conduit.

Good on ya! :cheers:

[G8rDMD]

Wired my shop recently. Has a 30A 240V feed. Installed a 100A subpanel with disconnect breaker. Added five 20A 120V power ckts and one 20A lighting ckt. Made sure to put table saw and vacuum on different busses. Also installed separate ground rod with #6 ground wire. Total of 34 receptacles. :hurray: all in EMT conduit.

Brilliant! Wish I knew enough about that to be able to do all of that :cheers:

(Guess I'll stick with teeth :D)

[VatorMan]

:iagree:

Florida Electric Code basically follows the NEC, with exceptions for special local conditions.

It seems the code is more concerned with wire gauge & length of total run than amount of receptacles.

I'm not a licensed electrician, so I don't keep up with the code...but I know enough from experience and standards that I can wire a home, and have.

I never got down & dirty with the mathematical calculations. But I believe you are not supposed to use more than 80% of the total circuit capacity. You turn amps into volts...and volts to watts...and you can actually figure out how many lamps and what watt bulbs you could have on those receptacles.

But no one goes there.
Well, expect probably the government....they probably spend millions figuring out this shit...when all they had to do was buy a few more 50 dollar breakers. :rofl:

:iagree: That's good enough.

[LATB]

Brilliant! Wish I knew enough about that to be able to do all of that :cheers:

(Guess I'll stick with teeth :D)

do that...it pays much better :yesnod:

[jaxgator]

How many receptacles are allowed on one 20 amp circuit breaker per code? I know I can google it, but google doesn't pay barn bux :D

Barn bux? You need some Barn Bux? Here, how about $400k? :D

[Sea Six]

So, what is the max number of feet in a run for a 15A 120V circuit in FL?

[LATB]

So, what is the max number of feet in a run for a 15A 120V circuit in FL?

I'm not doin' the math.

easier to use 12g wire and 20a breakers...and pretty muck one circuit per room.

[G8rDMD]

Barn bux? You need some Barn Bux? Here, how about $400k? :D

Hot damn! I'm a millionaire!!!! :dance: Thanks, Gator Brother :cheers::cheers: :beer::beer:

[jaxgator]

Hot damn! I'm a millionaire!!!! :dance: Thanks, Gator Brother :cheers::cheers: :beer::beer:

Anything for a fellow Gator. :D

[Cybercowboy]

Dang, 400k barn bux. I don't think I've ever had more than 50k. :lol:

[mrvette]

I'm not doin' the math.

easier to use 12g wire and 20a breakers...and pretty muck one circuit per room.

Been way to many years, but my electrician up north explained on that topic, that it was not standard practice in wiring to leave the possibility of any room in the house having no light/power available, I forget the reason, NEC, Maryland code, but he discouraged the practice....so when I built my 300' addition here, I put in two separate 20 amp circuits, kinda like when I built the kitchen and baths....department of redundancy department....

:seeya::hurray:

[jaxgator]

Dang, 400k barn bux. I don't think I've ever had more than 50k. :lol:

You have now. :D

[DAB]

wiring question turns into a beg for bux thread...typical....:rofl::rofl:

[jaxgator]

wiring question turns into a beg for bux thread...typical....:rofl::rofl:

:iagree: It is OT, after all. :lol:

[DAB]

:iagree: It is OT, after all. :lol:

i gave away 1,000,000 yesterday.

[jaxgator]

i gave away 1,000,000 yesterday.

I thought you lost 1 mil in one day. :lol:

Hard to do as I have a tough time losing 100k in a day's worth of playing.

[DAB]

I thought you lost 1 mil in one day. :lol:

Hard to do as I have a tough time losing 100k in a day's worth of playing.

HeatherO was looking low, so i bumped her up. didn't tell her it was me....maybe i should. i know she likes to play the gameroom alot, so i probably saved her a few rounds of begging.

takes me about a week to go down 100k on average.

[jaxgator]

HeatherO was looking low, so i bumped her up. didn't tell her it was me....maybe i should. i know she likes to play the gameroom alot, so i probably saved her a few rounds of begging.

takes me about a week to go down 100k on average.

I'm sure I could go down more than 100k per day in LIR tho. Yesterday I hit 4 of a kind and gave that 75k back in about 30 minutes. :lol:

[Cybercowboy]

Posting to see how many barn bux I have...

Edit: Holy shit! :lol:

[DAB]

Posting to see how many barn bux I have...

Edit: Holy shit! :lol:

got enough or need a little more?

[jaxgator]

Posting to see how many barn bux I have...

Edit: Holy shit! :lol:

Oh, about 1/4 mil more than you had before. Have fun! :lol: