upstatecontractor
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I was recently told by an inspector that the garage branch circuit had to be done with #12 nm < i looked through the code book and found nothing of to support this , we are using the 2002 nec, is this the case ?
Must be in reference to the one 20A circuit issue ... no?
I'm sure it could certainly be of higher gauge and I don't thnk anything disallows a 15A, no?
sorry....this is for new construction, the load is not known as this is a spec house. the wiring is for the gfi receptacle inside the garage. after asking him why, he stated that since the washer and dryer were inside the garage it was considered a laundry circuit. I thought this was crazy, but i wanted more info before I responded back to him.
The receptacle for the washer would be the laundry circuit. Nothing else is req. to be 20 amp. If he is trying to call all the garage recep. laundry recep. then I think he is crazy.sorry....this is for new construction, the load is not known as this is a spec house. the wiring is for the gfi receptacle inside the garage. after asking him why, he stated that since the washer and dryer were inside the garage it was considered a laundry circuit. I thought this was crazy, but i wanted more info before I responded back to him.
BTW, I always use 20 amps cir. in the garage for recep because people use table saws, etc.