alt.engineering.electrical

Robert11 wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I read somewhere recently that the (new) National Electrical Code
> mandates NM WG 12 gage for all
> new indoor house wiring. Was always 14 gage in the past, of course
> for the typical 15 amp outlet, etc., runs.
>
> Is it true that it is now AWG 12 for "everything" indoors to be Code
> compliant ?
>
> Thanks,
> Bob

Nope. I don't know what you read, but it is not true. 14 AWG is acceptable
for a 15A circuit. There are, however, specific cases where the Code
requires 20A circuits, and therefore 12AWG. Maybe that is what it was
talking about.

Ben Miller
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Benjamin D Miller, PE
www.bmillerengineering.com