ZZ wrote:
If it is #14 wire you must have a 15a breaker and 15a outlets.
Are you sure it is #14? Kitchens have required #12 for a while now.

Yes, it is #14/2.

I do have a refrigerator that has a 20 amp receptacle in the kitchen
with 12 gauge wire, but that's it. In my house, all the 12 gauge wire
has a yellow sheath & all the 14 gauge has a bone white sheath.

This is a brand new house (5 months old).

If it really is 14 you don't try to put 20 amps on it. It is illegal
and unsafe. If you need 20 amps you will need a new wire.

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Joseph Meehan

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