On 30 Aug 2010 01:43:34 GMT, Nova wrote:

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

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

NY doesn't allow it.

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NY what?

14 ga. 15 amp circuits are allowed in the Buffalo, NY area.

Not 15A/14AWG to outlets. They were allowed for lighting circuits. This was
in Hyde Park (Dutchess County), twenty years ago.