I had an electrican inspect an old house I bought and he said the wirings and everything are fine and great. But many of the outlets and switches are getting flaky and sometimes the switches don't work. We decided to replace all outlets and switches. He told me to be on the safe side I should get 20 amps switches and outlets.
I went to Home Depot and found the normal 15 amp switches are $0.89 a piece, the 20 amp switches are $5.89 a piece. Big difference. I counted that I need about 70 outlets and 45 switches so this adds up. Plus 3 way 20 amp switches are even more expensive!
I called him and he said if I have outlets I might plug in a saw or vaccum cleaner than I should get 20 amps if it's a desk lamp 15 amp is enough. So what is the basis for determining this if I have these switches:
For activating garage door openers. For plugging in a central vac system. For high hat lights (10 of them with one switch) For high hat lights (a single one) For outdoor dusk light For a series of 5 florescent tube lights For ceiling fan that has a light attachment For a hallway a set of two high hat light
Can I use some 15 amps and some 20 amps, would really like to avoid the expensive one if not really necessary.
Thanks,
MC