Chris75
Electrician
It is not OK to install a 20 amp receptacle on a 15 amp circuit. Look at the table above. It makes the user think that there is a 20 amp circuit feeding the receptacle. Same reason you do not put a 50 amp receptacle on a 30 amp circuit. Our local inspectors require a 20 amp duplex ( or single ) where a 20 amp circuit serves only one outlet.
We were talking about single receptacles, your referring to duplex receptacles,
It is legal to install a 20a single round receptacle on a dedicated 15amp circuit.
take a look at 210.21 (B)(1)
What code section would prohibit you from installing a 50 amp single receptacle on a 30 amp individual branch circuit?
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