shop lights

[Jon Jacobs]

ok im back with all the facts. My plan is to run 28 pot lights on a 15 amp breaker. They are 50 W each so by my calcs that's 1400 watts. I read you could safely run 1440 W on a 15 amp circuit ?

Also I have 12 shop lights with 4 tubes per fixture. The ballast reads .97 amps each fixture. So im around 12 amps for a 15 amp circuit.

I read 80% load per circuit is the standard for safety.

I would like to get this correct before I cover the wiring permanently.

Its wired with 14-2.

Thanks for your help guys.

 

[nadogail]

IMHO, you are "pushing the envelope" and leaving no room for expansion or miscalculation.

This reminds me of "Value Engineering" where everything is built to the minimum specification or "just barely good enough".

 

[pattenp]

You are fine from a code and safety aspect. But as said you are maxed out for the lighting load for a 15A circuit if you consider the lighting as a continuous load.