DIYbanter - View Single Post - 20 amp circuit/14-2 wire?

From: "TURTLE"

This is Turtle.

There is no right and wrong here.

You need to explain what is wrong here before you can say there is or
something
wrong.

Just answer this. If the OP said he "mistakenly" ran #18 awg. bell wire,
instead of 14/2 NM, would your answer be the same?

Because wiring it either way is just as wrong.

In Louisiana the NEC code is Appliable but Home owner can do as they please
as
long as they do the work by theirself and not get anybody '' for hire '' to
work
on the job. Other states have different regulation that may let the NEC code
be
inforced by a homeowner doing the work but Louisiana has no such ability of
law
enforcement, fire dept. , or any inspection dept. of any thing to enforce a
home
owner to wire his house a different way.

When you don't know the laws in a different state like Louisiana, you make
mistakes like you just did by speaking out or being a band wagon member.
Knowing
what NEC code say has nothing to do with what the state laws are on appling
the
NEC code. State laws can over ride NEC if they see fit to do so for NEC is a
Code and not a law of any kind.

The problem with all this reasoning your doing is, the OP wanted to know if
using #14 AWG on a 20a circuit was OK and quite simply, it is not.