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    Mar 17, 2011, 06:18 PM
    What size wire should feed a dinning room?
    What size wire should feed a dinning room?
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    Mar 17, 2011, 06:59 PM

    I would use #12.
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    Mar 17, 2011, 08:24 PM

    Load determines size. 12 will handle 20 amps which is more than enough for most homes, mine is #14 handling 15 amps just fine
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    Mar 18, 2011, 03:00 AM
    Code requires a 20 amp circuit with #12 wire for receptacles only in a dining room.
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    Mar 18, 2011, 05:32 AM

    Down here, we can't use #14, I have used #12 for so long, and have seen #14 and a 15 Amp Breaker not be enough for a space heater, or much expansion, to not use it even if allowed, MAYBE lighting.
    Most of the Cost is Labor and the difference in cost between the 2 is not worth "downgrading".
    I would rather have extra power available and not need it then to be lacking. My Opinion.
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