Question

SECTION PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS ou have been hired by a homeowner to install a ceiling fan and light living room. The living room luminaire (light fixture) being used at kit in a Pres. ent time contains two 60.W lamps. After locating the circuit in the panel you find that the circuit is protected by a 15-A circuit breaker and is run 14 AWG copper wire. After turning on all lights connected to this circui have a current draw of 8.6 A and a voltage of 120 V. The ceiling fan light kir tains our 60-W lamps, and the fan has a maximum current draw of 1.6 A. Ca this fan be connecred to the existing living room circuit? Recall that a continu ous-use circuit should not be loaded to more than 80% of its rated capacity coa-

Answer 1

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