The circuit should be protected by a 15 A breaker.
CLARIFICATION:If the wires and other components are capable of handling 15 amps (14 Ga wire or larger), you can safely protect the circuit with a 15 amp breaker.If the circuit is a non-standard lighting device for something other than typical residential application, you should contact an electrical engineer to help you determine the proper wiring and breakers.
No. The breaker must protect the circuit components such as wiring, outlets and switches that are connected to the breaker. Therefore if you have a 30 amp circuit as dictated by its components you need to protect it with a 30 amp or less breaker.
No tandem breakers are of the same value.
A circuit breaker protects the wires that the devices are connected to. If the devices that are connected to the circuit are 20 amps the wire size should be #12 wire fed from a 20 amp breaker. This breaker should not trip unless the circuit is overloaded or a fault occurs on the circuit. If the devices that are connected to the circuit are15 amps the wire size should be #14 wire fed from a15 amp breaker. This breaker should not trip unless the circuit is overloaded or a fault occurs on the circuit. Putting 20 amp sockets on this 15 amp circuit will work but the circuit is limited to the amount of load that can be plugged in. You will not get the full capacity of the 20 socket because the breaker will trip at 15 amps.
A dedicated 20 Amp circuit wired with 12/2 wiring an a 20 amp breaker.
No, it is not recommended to have a circuit breaker with a higher amperage rating than the device it is protecting. In this case, you should use a 30 amp circuit breaker for a 30 amp air conditioner to ensure proper protection from overcurrent.
The pool light is usually on a 15 amp circuit. The breaker feeding this circuit must have a GFCI rating.
Replace the 30 Amp Breaker with a 15 Amp breaker.
A 55 watt fluorescent light only pulls 0.4 amps. Lights can be installed on a 15 amp breaker using 14/2 wire. A maximum of 1440 watts is all that is allowed on a 15 amp circuit.
Not unless you change the wiring for that circuit. The breaker protects the wiring and if you install a 40 amp breaker on a 15 amp wire circuit you will have a fire in your home.
No. The breaker must protect the circuit components such as wiring, outlets and switches that are connected to the breaker. Therefore if you have a 30 amp circuit as dictated by its components you need to protect it with a 30 amp or less breaker.
The maximum amperage capacity of a 150 amp circuit breaker is 150 amps.
The maximum amperage capacity of a 30 amp circuit breaker is 30 amps.
The maximum current rating for a 15 amp circuit breaker is 15 amps.
The maximum amperage capacity of a 60 amp circuit breaker is 60 amps.
The maximum amperage capacity of a 90 amp circuit breaker is 90 amps.
The maximum current capacity of a 100 amp circuit breaker is 100 amps.
The maximum current capacity of an 80 amp circuit breaker is 80 amps.