Electrical Receptacles?
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Posted Monday, October 19, 2009 | 9 Views |
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I am finishing my basement and would like to know how many electrical receptacles can I have on a 15 amp and 20 amp circuit?
The 2002 National Electrical Code does not place a limit on the number of receptacles you can install on a 15 amp or 20 amp residential circuit. You could have 100 or more on each.
The code does require kitchens, bathrooms and laundry rooms to be on individual branch circuits because they normally use largest loads. Everything else would be a minor load. You could even install the rest of the house on one circuit.
Commercial projects will limit you to 10 receptacles on a 15 amp circuit and 13 receptacles on a 20 amp circuit. Residential construction assumes that all of the receptacles will not be used at the same time, while in commercial they might be.