-=>Quoting Jim Dunmyer to Roy J. Tellason <=-
JD>I like to never have an outlet on a lighting circuit. That
JD>way, an overload never puts me in the dark.
That's the way I saw it when I built my place. Seems kinda dumb, but
it seems most contracters will wire houses with lighting and outlets
shared. A good electrician will not tie them to the same room.
I made an exception in one case where the power for the smoke
detectors are wired to the bedroom lights. That way I *know* there
are power to them.
JD>And it's not *necessarily* a good idea to have adjacent
JD>outlets on different circuits. If you have 2 appliances
JD>plugged into those outlets, neither grounded properly, and
JD>both shorted, you get 240 volts between them. Touching both
JD>simultaneously can be deadly.
That is *possible*. Unfortunately it is required in kitchens (at
least in Californika) to have *two* 20-amp services. Most folks will
use a half-wide, dual-20 which insures that they will be the same
phase. But the larger breakers.... [grin]
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