Hi r/DIY, I'm looking for some quick advice for my remodel. I'm trying to add a ceiling fan with LED lights in each of two bedrooms that are on the same 15 amp circuit. Each bedroom has 4 outlets and no lights, so there's a total of 8 outlets on the circuit. Based on the rule of thumb I've found, I should assume 1.5 amps per outlet on average, meaning the potential load on the circuit is currently 12 amps, which is the maximum it should be wired for to avoid nuisance trips (80% of rated load).Knowing that, I'm still hoping to add these two fans, as my alternatives are to:Not add the fans and continue to be without overhead lights in these rooms,Upgrade the circuit to a 20 amp circuit which would require replacing all of the wire in the circuit as it's currently wired with 14 gaugeSplit the circuit into two 15 amp circuits (probably the best alternative, but still requires cutting more holes in drywall and rearranging the breaker, which I wouldn't want to do myself).So I suppose what I'm looking for here is advice on whether or not I'm making a big mistake by just adding to the existing circuit. I wouldn't worry too much if I was just adding lights since LEDs draw such little power, but I can't find anything in the documentation for the fans on how much power they draw. For what it's worth, at least a few of the outlets in each room will be used for lamps, which will also use LED bulbs.tl;dr I'm hoping to add two ceiling fans with LED lights to an existing 15 amp circuit that already has 8 outlets on it. Is this a mistake? via /r/DIY http://ift.tt/2ymltcb
