In article om, " wrote:
On Oct 1, 8:10?am, (Doug Miller) wrote:
In article . com,
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On Oct 1, 6:47?am, (Doug Miller) wrote:
In article ,
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Here's a puzzler......

I put a permanent wall fan in my barn at the eaves. [...] I did not hard wire
to the outlet, I just put a grounded plug on the end of the romex and
plugged it in to the outlet.[...]
My question is whether using #14 wires is up to code, when it's not
hard wired?

Yes. The Code basically stops at the receptacle. (This is an
oversimplification, but it gets the point across.)

the fire hazard is the same,,,,,,,,,,, bard fires are nasty..

WHAT fire hazard?

any time anyone plugs a device into a circuit capable of carrying
enough current to cause overheating thats a fire hazard.

And where exactly did you get the idea that the OP's fan is going to draw that
much current?

You realize, don't you, that all over your house you have appliances with
18-ga power cords plugged into outlets on 15A and 20A circuits?

What's the difference?

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Regards,
Doug Miller (alphageek at milmac dot com)

It's time to throw all their damned tea in the harbor again.