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Old 06-30-2024, 05:59 PM
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Originally Posted by jayerose View Post
It's an outdoor outlet with a cover.

It will be for three outside lanai blinds which may not be suitable for the power it needs.
Changing the outlet will not increase the power capacity. You would need a new circuit to do that. You probably just need a weatherproof 4-outlet box that you can install yourself.