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Typically either 15 A or 20 A. You can be sure by checking the breaker value in the electric panel that controls the outlet. If it were a 20 A breaker then the total amps for all outlets on the breaker would be 20A. usually you don't want to exceed 80% of rated current so in reality for a 20 A breaker you would have a 16 A capacity.

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You can plug in 13amp to an outlet . You can use 16 to 32amp on multiple outlets maximum depending on the fuse at fusebox

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