Question for electricians

[banditpowdercoat]

Originally Posted by StirCrazy

thats a little misleading, that is asuming normal household lamps. for this case he needs to figure out what he is putting on the circut to size them properly.. would be more akin to running and industreal circut for a work shop that will have a few high amp loads. at anyrate figure out what you need than throw in a couple extra outlets.

Whenever I wired up a new home installation, you don't know what lamp, or whats going to be used on what plug. The generalization of 12 total items per 15 amp breaker is norm. And, in reality, you usually have far less than that on each circuit anyways. Like even 2 bedrooms on one circuit, 6 plugs and 2 lights?? thats what I was trying to convey. This can also hold true in a fish room. Because what loads you have now, may not be the loads you have in the future. As long as you don't exceed the maximum 12 for 15a breaker, you should be fine with any inspector