Changing A 30 Amp Outlet and circuit Breaker to a 20 Amp

RE: Changing A 20 Amp Outlet and circuit Breaker to a 30 Amp Post By Doug (Guest Post) (08/17/2006) is this possible? RE: Changing A 30 Amp Outlet and circuit Breaker to a 20 Amp Post By tim (Guest Post) (08/06/2006) i have an old window a/c plug in with power in my living room its on a 30 amp breaker can i leave the wire and breaker and run a 110 outlet off of the same wire and breaker RE: Changing A 30 Amp Outlet and circuit Breaker to a 20 Amp Post by gator10tx (45) | (03/06/2006) Profile | Contact Electricians have told me it's better to have more amerage than you need. Like others have suggested, just change the plug. Save yourself some trouble and time. You could change either the plug on the end of the a/c or install a different outlet that matches the plug's configeration. RE: Changing A 30 Amp Outlet and circuit Breaker to a 20 Amp Post by Buddy Luv (2) | (08/15/2005) Contact Hey Mike, If you wanted to save yourself some time and trouble.You could,keep the 30 amp breaker and recepticle.You would just have to change the plug end on the ac. Bob RE: Changing A 30 Amp Outlet and circuit Breaker to a 20 Amp Post By Bob from New Jersey (Guest Post) (08/15/2005) Hey Mike, If you wanted too,You could leave the 30 amp breaker and the 30 amp recepticle and just change the plug end on the ac.This will save you alot of time and trouble,Especially in the breaker panel. Bob RE: Changing A 30 Amp Outlet and circuit Breaker to a 20 Amp Post by ThriftyFun (4042) | (08/14/2005) Profile | Blog! | Contact Hi Mike Yes, the wire can stay. The bigger the wire, the less electricity you waste in line drop. And yes, you can squish it into the 20 Amp breaker and the 20 Amp outlet. Just make sure you turn the breaker off beforehand, unless you want to do an impromptu rain dance. Have FUN! DearWebby http://webby.com/humor