Let us see if we can bring some reason into this post. There is no theory necessary. The Canadian Electrical code allows 15 amps on a normal household circuit, BUT also states that one in not allowed to exceed 80% of that, which is about 12 amps. When we as electricians wire a house we allow 12 outlets on a circuit, which is a mixture of lights and plugs. Thus in reality the ENTIRE circuit should have no more than 1440 watts on it. You can use that as a rough guideline, as it allows some leeway. If you really overload a circuit, the breaker will trip, but then again some breakers trip high, and some low. We are concerned about constant load. Unless you go really wild, you are usually fine.
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