Duncan8943
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- Lexington
I've got a 20A 120VAC circuit feeding a two gange duplex receptacle box--ran this with 12-2W/G. One receptacle is for the dishwasher. The other receptacle is for the Garbage disposal. The problem is that I accidentally ran 14-2W/G from the receptacle box to the switch box for the garbage disposal.
I know the inspector is going to want me to replace the 14-2W/G in the switch leg with 12-2W/G. I thought about changing the breaker to a 15A, but I know the inspector doesn't like mixing 15A breakers with #12 Wire. He is afraid that some electrician will come along in the future and change the 15A breaker to a 20A breaker--no realizing that there is #14 wire in the circuit.
Since the garbage disposal has an overload device built in, does this give me a way out? The loads are as follows:
6.2A Garbage Disposal
2.1 A Dishwasher Motor
8.3A Dishwasher Total (Motor plus Heating Element)
Is there a section of the code that offers me a way out of my problem?
I know the inspector is going to want me to replace the 14-2W/G in the switch leg with 12-2W/G. I thought about changing the breaker to a 15A, but I know the inspector doesn't like mixing 15A breakers with #12 Wire. He is afraid that some electrician will come along in the future and change the 15A breaker to a 20A breaker--no realizing that there is #14 wire in the circuit.
Since the garbage disposal has an overload device built in, does this give me a way out? The loads are as follows:
6.2A Garbage Disposal
2.1 A Dishwasher Motor
8.3A Dishwasher Total (Motor plus Heating Element)
Is there a section of the code that offers me a way out of my problem?