ryan_618
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- Salt Lake City, Utah
I was sent a PM asking to post a thought on this issue. I think this branch circuit tap is allowed, although I wish it weren't. The only rule that one could argue is being violated is 240.4(D), which is modified by 240.4(E). 240.4(E) points me to 240.21, and 240.21(A) tells me that I just have to follow 210.19. 210.19(A)(2) requires the conductors to have the correct ampacity, which 14AWG does.
Thinking out loud here...could I use 14AWG for the entire circuit and call it a tap? It meets the definition...
Thinking out loud here...could I use 14AWG for the entire circuit and call it a tap? It meets the definition...