zxcvbob wrote:

deloid wrote:

I am planning to have an isolated ceiling fan switch as an end run of
a 20 amp circuit.

I ran 14-2 wire from the fan...to the new switch...to the receptacle
that was 15 amp. As I was preparing to tie this all together I noticed
that the receptacle was fed by 12-2 wire and...sure enough there is a
20 amp breaker.


Since the fan (no lights) hardly pulls any amperage it seems like I
should be able to run the 14-2 anyway.

Thoughts?



It's not right, but it's not all *that* unsafe because it is a switched
light/ceiling fan -- you don't have to worry about someone coming along
later and extending the circuit with a bunch of additional outlets.

If I were doing it, I would use #12 wire. If I found out afterwards
that I had accidently used #14 wire, I would leave it. If someone ever
questioned me on it, I would claim that it was allowed by the "10 foot
tap rule." (even if it's more than 10' to the ceiling fan, it is a lot
less than 10' from the receptacle to the switch)

All that said, how hard would it be to replace it with #12 wire?

Putting on my asbestos underwear,
Bob

(No offense, Bob; just yanking the chain:-)
The 10 foot tap rule (and the 25 foot rule) don't apply here.
Art 240-21 exceptions are for feeders under very strict conditions.

Jim