Extension cords
Hi All, We are going to our daughters for Christmas (Panama City Fl.) in the motorhome. We will mainly be sleeping in the coach. I will have to park about a 100' from the house. I want to plug into...
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down home wrote:My house has one 15A CB with 8 plugs on it and a lot of 14ga wire all to code, built in 2006.DrewE wrote:down home wrote:
Also if by chance there is only a 15 amp breaker in the panel change it to a 20 amp.
DO NOT do this. The only reason there would be a 15A breaker in the panel is that the house wiring connected to it is 14 gauge wiring, and "upgrading" to a 20A breaker would be contrary to the electric code and arguably a fire hazard.
Who has a code allowing 14 gauge wire? You couldn't run but one plug in on it.
Our last home built in 1970 had 10 gauge solid wiring.
When the saw wouldn't cut a 2x4 I thought there was a problem. Nope no problem. Fortunately the garage has a dedicated 20A plug.
