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Old March 8, 2014   #10
Cole_Robbie
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I had no idea dimmers were rated for 15 amps. That's as much as any common household appliance will pull. I can't think of anything that pulls more than 1500 watts that is meant to plug into a typical residential outlet. Most houses I know of are wired with 15-amp circuits.
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