Same experience in Idaho as David's in Ohio. The entire garage is wired with one circuit, using 15A outlets. I've seen 20A circuits, but only in commercial installations. I've never seen a 30A outlet that was 120V.
Mike On October 20, 2015 1:24:45 PM MDT, EVDL Administrator via EV <ev@lists.evdl.org> wrote: >On 20 Oct 2015 at 8:42, Ben Goren via EV wrote: > >> All the garages I'm familiar with have 30A circuits. Garages >typically get >> used for power equipment like saws that need heavy draws. If there's >a single >> 30A circuit in the entire house, it'll be in the garage. > >I'm confused here. Are you still talking 120v? If I'm not mistaken, >by the >NEC, a 30a 120v circuit would have to be a dedicated circuit with a >single >30a (NEMA 5-30 or 6-30) receptacle on it. > >Not that that's impossible to have such a circuit, but I can't imagine >what >normal domestic purpose it would serve. Any home appliance that >requires >that kind of power is almost always a 240v appliance. > >I've NEVER seen a 30a 120v circuit in a garage here in Ohio. Heck, I >don't >think I recall ever seeing one in a house, either, though I have seen >them >in commercial settings. > >However, I HAVE seen countless 30a 240v dryer receptacles and 50a range _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org Read EVAngel's EV News at http://evdl.org/evln/ Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
