In article , "Les Wilson" wrote:
If your house was wired correctly - #14 Romex on the 15 amp circuits and #12
Romex on the 20 amp circuits, you'll find that you'll have a hard time
getting the #12 wire to fit in a switch or recepticle rated for 15 amps if
you use the push terminals (and not the screws).

There's good reason for that: those push terminals are made for use with 14ga
wire, and *not* for 12ga. You're not _supposed_ to be able to put 12ga wire
into them.

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Regards,
Doug Miller (alphageek at milmac dot com)

Nobody ever left footprints in the sands of time by sitting on his butt.
And who wants to leave buttprints in the sands of time?