I didn't see the show, but I'll partially defend the guy. This is probably just his way of determining circuit capacity. Almost everybody I know uses different numbers for residential. Some go strictly by X number of openings, others will look at it with some grace given to outlets that you know won't be used and don't count them. How do you determine when to cut off a circuit, and don't tell me you calculate the actual load because you have no way to know what people will use them for and residential doesn't have the same restrictions that commercial does.
[This message has been edited by Electric Eagle (edited 01-05-2003).]
