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   Vaughn to PeteCresswell   
   Re: Generator Transfer Switch: Combining   
   06 Dec 12 22:12:46   
   
   From: vaughnsimon@gmail.com   
      
   On 12/6/2012 9:19 PM, (PeteCresswell) wrote:   
   > - One 15-amp breaker  (NOT 20.... the twenty amp fuse   
   >    is in the switch's circuit feeding the 15-amp   
   >    breaker)   
   >   
   > - Three circuits hung on that single breaker.   
   >   
   > - Each circuit's wire is spec'd to handle up to   
   >    15 amps.   
   >   
   > - Seems to me like no single wire can experience more   
   >    than 15 amps because the breaker will trip at 15.   
      
   I see nothing dangerous here, but it may turn out to be inconvenient if   
   your load is more than you think it is.  There is no chance that you   
   will want to run window units in any of those bedrooms?   
      
   When I installed my 6-circuit transfer panel I believe I combined a   
   couple circuits.   
      
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