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What can a 20 amp breaker handle?

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How much wattage can a 20-amp breaker handle? A 20-amp breaker can handle up to 2,400 watts on a single circuit. However, for best practice, you should not load circuits to more than 80 percent of their maximum capacity, which in this case would be 1,920 watts.

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