Can following pass Ontario electric inspection on single 15A circuit break?
- 29 pot lights, 9 watt each
- 1 strip led, 15 watt
- bath fan, 72 watts
- 6 plugs
Known current is 28x9+15+72=329 watts, 6 plugs x 1.5A (rule of thumb) x 120V => 1080 watts. Total wattage is 1419 which is less than 1440 (15A*0.8*120).
If above is ok, can I add an additional GFCI receptacle on same break?
Short answer NO. When you add plugs you go back to 12, plugs are a unknown load.
To be sure, code may have changed,ask esa, the inspector has the last word.
Hope this helps,
The answer is no. As soon as you add one receptacle on the circuit you are limited to 12 devices in total.
Cheers
John Kuehnl-Cadwell, CD, ME
Master Electrician
Datawise Solutions Inc
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