Sure is. See this stackexchange link: https://diy.stackexchange.com/questions/12115/is-using-15-amp-components-on-a-20-amp-breaker-against-code https://diy.stac

Sure is. See this stackexchange link: https://diy.stackexchange.com/questions/12115/is-using-15-amp-components-on-a-20-amp-breaker-against-code https://diy.stackexchange.com/questions/12115/is-using-15-am... So what I think what the contract was specifying was several 15-amp receptacles, spaced 20 feet apart, from which a combined total of not less than 19 amps may be drawn. A 20 amp breaker would do that nicely.