[Spridgets] Fuse box breaker question

[Mike/Donna Carpenter]

You can uprate the breaker often times and have no ill effect.  Often a much heavier guage of wire was used in the first place.  Analyze the wire ga - OK throw the breaker first.

"too small wire = too much heat = fire" - Is your garage wired with 22 ga. wire? ;^)).

MC

-----Original Message-----
>From: Bill L <pythias at pacifier.com>
>Sent: Aug 15, 2007 9:14 AM
>To: Spridgets <spridgets at autox.team.net>
>Subject: Re: [Spridgets] Fuse box breaker question
>
>Hello derf,
>
>       you should NOT simply up-rate a breaker and change the outlet
>       from a 15 amp to a 20 amp breaker/receptacle!!! the breaker
>       size is determined by the WIRE size, which also has to be
>       changed... current flow = HEAT. too small wire = too much heat
>       = FIRE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
>
>
>
>
>-- 
>Best regards,
> Bill                            mailto:pythias at pacifier.com
>   "66 Sprite
>     The sex was so good that even the neighbors had a cigarette.


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