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Originally Posted by Jimbo56
I got it. He needs to pull his 15 amp breaker out of his home panel and replace it with a 20. Easy fix.
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Just upsizing your breaker is not a good idea. The 15 amp breaker is there to protect the 14awg wire size, not the equipment plugged in.The circuit needs to have 12awg wire to be able to have a 20 amp breaker. This is per National Electrical Code.
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