On Sun, 29 Aug 2010 02:32:41 -0400, "Morgans"
wrote:


"Swingman" wrote in message
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On 8/28/2010 7:43 AM, Morgans wrote:
Standardization.

So what is standard about using heavier wire than is called for? 15 amp
and 14 ga. is what is standard. 20 amp feeds are only required in a few
areas of a house. They are what is not standard.

Not necessarily, and certainly not "standard" where I build ... 12ga is
the minimum allowed in residential construction around these parts and you
rarely see a 15A branch circuit, even for lighting in the most
inexpensively built home. AAMOF, I can't recall the last time I saw a 15A
c'bkr in a 200A service panel.

So no, 14ga/15A is pretty much a thing of the past as "standard" IME.

What "parts" are you around that does not allow 14 ga. 15 amp circuits? What
country are you in?

NY doesn't allow it.

If it is in the US, does your area have a different code than the N.E.C. ?

Many, if not most, do.

That stands for national electrical code for those that do not know.

You do know that "national" "US law". It's a suggestion, nothing more.

Don't make me pull out a code book and quote it for you.

Doesn't matter what your book says. It matters what the code enforcement
people in your jurisdiction say.