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  What exactly is a 20 amp dedicated line?
My electrician was over this morning installing Porter ports. I had him install 20 amp dedicated lines a while ago. The wall outlets have two places for plugs. It was my impression that a 20 amp line was a separate line for each plug. However, he stated that a 20 amp line was for the double plug instead of the single plug. Luckily I only have one amp plugged into each double outlet. However, If I decided to plug two amps into an outlet with two plugs, wouldn't it negate the 20 amp line? Your comments would be greatly appreciated.
Aaronmadler  (System | Threads | Answers | This Thread)

04-15-11
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04-15-11   You can have it both ways; a dedicated line can be used with ...   Sid42

04-15-11   a line that is dedicated for a specific purpose. a 120vac ...   Jea48

04-15-11   Jea48, do you know if it's code to run a single 220v romex l ...   Bifwynne

04-15-11: Aaronmadler
WOW! I think that I bit off more than I can chew from the responses above. Thank you very much for all of the information.
Aaronmadler  (System | Threads | Answers | This Thread)


04-15-11   Bifwynne, yes, it is called a multi wire branch circuit. (t ...   Jea48

04-16-11   Thanks jea48 for the info. please clarify a couple of point ...   Bifwynne

04-16-11   A dedicated line starts from the electrical panel and ends a ...   Hevac1

04-16-11   .... yes. second, if a multi wire branch circuit is set u ...   Jea48

04-16-11   I am annoyed that my 20 amp single has the 20 amp other leg ...   Elizabeth

04-16-11   Now the really important question is what's a porter port? ...   Paulsax

04-16-11   Porter port is a specific 'brand' of receptical from an audi ...   Elizabeth

04-19-13   If you are trying to get 2 dedicated lines with one romex i' ...   Hcbravesfan

04-19-13   Hcbravesfan, if you use a 3 wire with ground romex (nm-b) f ...   Jea48

04-21-13   Jea48, just to clarify, did you mean to write "seper ...   Mesch

04-21-13   mesch, not sure what you mean. could you copy and paste the ...   Jea48


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