Heres the deal. I have a 20amp dedicated line (10 gauge)that runs a 1200 BTU air conditioner in my living room. The AC unit draws 8.3 amps. It is used infrequently maybe three weeks out of the whole year. I want to tie in to the receptacle ans add two new receptacles and two new over head lites with switches. These are all low load. drwaing a total of maybe 3 amps. CAN I DO THIS? EVERYTHING I'VE READ SAYS I NEED A DEDICATED CIRCUIT FOR THE AC UNIT. IF MY UNIT DRAWS 8.3 AMPS AND THE EXTRAS I WANT TO ADD WILL DRAW 3 AMPS THATS A TOTAL OF 11.3. ON PAPER IT SEEMS LIKE IT WOULD NOT OVERLOAD THE CIRCUIT. Also the current receptacle has 10/2 gauge running to it. I have a spool of 14/2 I want to use. Can I do that or do I need to run 10/2 ??? |
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