20amp feed through gfci?

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I need to replace a bad gfci outlet on my camper. I removed it and took to lowes to find a new one. The old outlet had 20amp stamped on it, so I bought a 20amp gfci. When I went to install it, I noticed that the outlet had the "T" slot, the old one does not. After some research, I've found that the old gfci outlet is a 15amp gfci with a 20amp feed through. Do most 15amp gfci have a 20amp feed through? Is this a rv thing or will I be able to find one at my local box store?

The Leviton website has a X7599 that shows to be 15 amp with 20 amp feed through. Home depot sells Leviton but their part # is R02-X7599-0KW. Home depot description says nothing of 20 amp pass through. Should it be the same? Trying to save a trip into town for an outlet that wont work. Thanks.

tvman44 · Answer

15 amp GFCI does have feed through. :)

time2roll · Answer

I would assume the 20 amp will have 20 amp feed through and just install what you have.

scottg · Answer

The twenty amp will work fine. Other than the extra little T there's no electrical difference between it and a 15A GFCI. Both can feed current through, will protect outlets down the line and the 20A can be considered a better-than.

sc_camper · Answer

Guess I left out that the circuit breaker is only 15 amps.15 amp gfci with 20 amp feed through.http://www.leviton.com/OA_HTML/ProductDetail.jsp?partnumber=X7599&amp;section=42318&amp;minisite=10251

scottg · Answer

SC camper wrote:Guess I left out that the circuit breaker is only 15 amps.15 amp gfci with 20 amp feed through.http://www.leviton.com/OA_HTML/ProductDetail.jsp?partnumber=X7599§ion=42318&amp;minisite=10251Makes no difference. The higher rated outlet is like using a bigger extension cord and the current rating has no effect on the GFCI function.

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