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RE: Circuit breaker - Equipment protection fuse question.

- NEC Code prohibits a 20 amp rated receptacle from being installed on a 15 amp branch circuit.

I agree. (Of course it wouldn't matter if I disagreed because NEC Code still prohibits it no matter what I think.)

What I am saying is that if the wire is 12ga or fatter (lower ga) it is a 20 amp branch, even if it has a 15 amp breaker, because the breaker is not part of the branch.

So, 14ga wire with a 20 amp outlet = code violation, but not a 12ga wire with a 20 amp outlet, even if the breaker is 15 amps.


Dave

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