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   Just had a cutover switch installed, but it only supports six   
   circuits and I actually have 9 that I'd like to have power to   
   when running a gennie.   
      
   The three combined circuits would be a couple of bedrooms and a   
   bathroom.  i.e. expected use would be just a few electric lights   
   and a couple of radios.   
      
   Seems like two breakers will now become unused and all 3 circuits   
   will be running off of a single 15-amp breaker - which, in turn,   
   would be served by one circuit from the generator transfer   
   switch.   
      
   Not knowing anything about electrical stuff, I'm wondering what   
   the downside exposure is here.   
      
   My hope would be that putting a 20-amp fuse in the transfer   
   switch's circuit (which is allowed per the maker's specs) would   
   make it so if, for instance, somebody plugged an electric heater   
   into a bathroom outlet, the breaker in the breaker box would trip   
   and that would be the end of the problem.   
      
   What I'm worried about is maybe a wire melting somewhere - which   
   seems tb a really dangerous situation.   
      
   Other considerations?   
      
   Code violations?   
      
      
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