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  • Jun 10, 2011, 09:02 AM
    JonoPorter
    14 on 20 AMP with one foot run.
    Here is the Issue: I installed an outlet on the opposite side of the wall of an existing outlet. And wired it with 14. This run is around a foot. The outlet I ran it from has an 15 AMP outlet but the wire feeding it is 12 and is on a 20 AMP breaker. I didn't notice this until I was done wiring it. Is this unsafe should I bother rewiring it?
  • Jun 10, 2011, 09:32 AM
    hkstroud

    Rewire. Not safe, not to code. All wiring behind a 20 amp breaker must be 12 gauge or larger.
  • Jun 10, 2011, 09:57 AM
    tkrussell
    To confirm, HK is correct.

    Change the wire to #12, or change the breaker to a 15 amp.

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