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#3963213 - 09/22/09 02:08 PM How many plugs?
TexDawg TFF Guru Registered: 01/31/05 Posts: 48564 Loc: DAWG house	can you add to an existing outlet? i have one plug in my garage shop and added one additional plug already. They wont always have things plugged into them, i just need more options. there doesnt seem to be more than one or two plugs on the circuit at the most. _________________________
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#3963307 - 09/22/09 02:27 PM Re: How many plugs? [Re: TexDawg]
JustWingem TFF Guru Registered: 09/17/04 Posts: 15976 Loc: Yantis TX	What amp breaker is tied to it? What size wire is run to it? It is not the amount of options it is the capacity that is being used on the line. _________________________
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#3963720 - 09/22/09 04:19 PM Re: How many plugs? [Re: JustWingem]
TexDawg TFF Guru Registered: 01/31/05 Posts: 48564 Loc: DAWG house	good question, i think its just standard romex type 3 wire run from the house breaker _________________________
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#3964105 - 09/22/09 05:55 PM Re: How many plugs? [Re: TexDawg]
JustWingem TFF Guru Registered: 09/17/04 Posts: 15976 Loc: Yantis TX	Rule of thumb 12 Ga wire is good to 20 amps. 10 Ga is good to 30 amps. _________________________
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#3964908 - 09/22/09 09:30 PM Re: How many plugs? [Re: JustWingem]
Johnny_J_JaMata Outdoorsman Registered: 03/08/08 Posts: 205	Usually you only want 8-10 individual lights and recpts on a circuit. (I think code is 12) With that said count everything on the circuit if less than 10 you should be able to add another recpt, don't count switches just the lighting and recpts. If your running large appliances, pumps or motors you should go ahead and add another circuit. _________________________ If I ever get back to Oklahoma, I'm gonna nail my feet to the ground!
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#3968227 - 09/23/09 05:34 PM Re: How many plugs? [Re: TexDawg]
BillS2006 TFF Team Angler Registered: 02/01/06 Posts: 3122 Loc: Gonzales, Texas, USA	Originally Posted By: TexDawg can you add to an existing outlet? i have one plug in my garage shop and added one additional plug already. They wont always have things plugged into them, i just need more options. there doesnt seem to be more than one or two plugs on the circuit at the most. To answer your question as you asked it, put what you need. IF YOU ARE NOT GOING TO USE THEM ALL AT THE SAME TIME! In my workshop, I have six plug strips, one on each wall. I can plug in all my shop tools, but run no more than two at a time, and if I'm using the table saw it is the only machine on that circuit. You will learn what you can use, the breakers don't lie. _________________________ AVOID GUNBROKER.COM! THEY WILL STEAL YOUR MONEY. GUNBROKER.COM IS RATED "F" BY THE BBB. 1 Timothy 2:5
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#4020639 - 10/07/09 10:58 AM Re: How many plugs? [Re: BillS2006]
Fishin' Nut TFF Team Angler Registered: 03/14/03 Posts: 3241 Loc: Oak Point, Tx	As stated above. You can add as many as you want. It's the amount of draw at any particular time that you must pay attention to. _________________________ Kirk Long (Kikr) March 4, 1959 - June 19, 2009 I guess the Lord needed a fishing buddy more than me.
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#4054593 - 10/16/09 08:31 AM Re: How many plugs? [Re: Fishin' Nut]
hopalong123 TFF Guru Registered: 09/06/08 Posts: 20141 Loc: guthrie oklahoma	Originally Posted By: Fishin' Nut As stated above. You can add as many as you want. It's the amount of draw at any particular time that you must pay attention to. the exception to this is if anything happens that requires an insurance claim it will be denied if not to code. _________________________ www.aandmbaits.com Originally Posted By: StumpJumper1 Hop, you sir are a freaking GENIUS. Muchas gracias.
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#4056437 - 10/16/09 04:51 PM Re: How many plugs? [Re: hopalong123]
COFF TFF Celebrity Registered: 08/22/06 Posts: 6543 Loc: Conroe	Good point if you are hard wiring outlets, but there's no code for plugging in power strips. _________________________ "The budget should be balanced, the Treasury should be refilled, public debt should be reduced, the arrogance of officialdom should be tempered and controlled, and the assistance to foreign lands should be curtailed lest Rome become bankrupt. People must again learn to work, instead of living on public assistance." -Marcus Tullius Cicero, 63 BC
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