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The 20a will be fine on a 15a. circuit. If you have an overload situation the breaker will trip before things meltdown. As long as the wiring and breaker is sized appropriately for the circuit I wouldn't hesitate to put the 20a. receptacles in.
"Worst case as far as I can see is maybe someone will plug in something big and trip the breaker."
You hit the nail on the head. It's the breaker that matters. You don't want a 20a breaker on wire that's only good for 15 amps. The wire could potentially meltdown before the breaker would trip.
Last edited by cabmandone; 03-21-2018 at 03:12 PM..
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