But let's say you have a 20-amp circuit in your bathroom. It's chilly in the morning, so you turn on your 1500-watt bathroom space heater, which draws about 12.5 amps.

Single-pole breakers are rated for 120 volts and 15 or 20 amps. They control standard lighting and outlet circuits as well as some appliance circuits in the house.

Appropriate for a two-pole 20-amp breaker or a single-pole 30-amp breaker. 8-gauge or 6-gauge wire Used for 40-, 50- and 60-amp two-pole breakers; large appliances. Also used to serve subpanels.

A single pole circuit will provide 120 volts, 15 to 20 amps and it will have a single hot wire and a single neutral wire. Double pole circuits, on the other hand, provide 240 volts, 20 to 60 amps and ...

Eaton WMZT series miniature circuit breakers offer single-pole, two-pole and triple-pole devices, available in size from 0.5 – 40 Amps, offer optimum and efficient protection for branch and control ...

The photo below shows a 60 amp two-pole circuit breaker at the top, then a 15 amp tandem circuit breaker (highlighted), then a 20 amp tandem circuit breaker (highlighted), then a 20 amp single ...