Bill wrote:

If I was a developer building 50 new homes, I would want to cut expenses
anywhere possible and install 14 ga. wire/15 amp everywhere unless 12
ga./20 amp was required by code. A few dollars saved times 50 homes can add
up to a big savings and more profit!

This is true with the typical ignorant home buyer, but folks like me
wouldn't buy your house so your profit would be negative! :-) And when
I saw the panel full of 15A breakers, I'd know you were a second or
third tier builder and wonder what other corners you had cut.


Matt