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Reddit mentions of Leviton 5366-CA, Black-White
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Ergonomically Designed Fluted Body with Radial Gripping Ridge Creates an Ideal Surface for Gripping and PullingCatalog and NEMA Numbers Printed on Cord Clamp for Easy IdentificationInternal Wiring Chambers Isolate Individual Conductors to Prevent Flashover, Arcing, and Excessive Heat BuildupTransparent Wiring Chambers Provide a Means of Visual Inspection of Conductors and TerminalsPower Indication Devices Equipped with Green Neon Bulb Rated at 30, 000 Hours (24/7) for 3. 5 Years
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Amps is a measure of how much electrical current is flowing through a circuit. Generally, the more current going through a wire, the warmer the wire will get - to the point the wire will either soften and break, or hot enough to start a fire directly.
To avoid this, circuits are designed "to code" so that dangerous temperatures are never reached.
15-amp circuits usually use 14-gauge copper wire (might be thicker depending on distance), are protected by 15-amp circuit breakers, and have outlets that look like this.
20-amp circuits usually use 12-gauge (which is actually thicker than 14-guage) copper wire (might be thicker depending on distance), are protected by 20-amp circuit breakers, and have outlets that look like this.
Appliances that require 20 amps use a special plug, with one blade twisted 90 degrees, so that they can't be plugged into 15-amp circuits. 15-amp appliances can be plugged into 20-amp outlets without problems.
If you put a 20-amp outlet on a 15-amp circuit, nothing bad should actually happen. But if someone tried to use an appliance that required 20 amps, they would trip the 15-amp breaker when they weren't expecting to - the shape of the outlet "told" them there was 20 amps available. Better to just use a 15-amp outlet in the first place.
Here's a 15-amp version of the round outlet you're looking at.
Hope that was useful!
In addition to normal household plugs, you can plug in thes slightly higher rated 20 amp plugs:
https://www.amazon.com/Leviton-5366-CA-Industrial-Grounding-Black-White/dp/B0026H1C9I
Ps. GFCI means ground fault circuit interrupter. It helps prevent electrocution by means of a much more sensitive breaker (than the one at the breaker box) built in. Its mainly used where water may be present like bathrooms, kitchens, pools etc.
The set button and test button are for checking to see if little built in breaker is working. The light should be green if there is electricity flowing.
This particular one also has plastic gates built in - to make it harder to push the plug in and harder to put foreign objects in there. Mainly this is to help protect children from accidental electrocution.