Comment from www.redbeacon.com/expert/question/should-new-electrical-panel

[Esthy]

"A 15 amp breaker cannot have more than a 14 gauge wire while a 20 amp can have up to 12 gauge line"

This Redbeacon is Home Depot guiding customers.

Ca you see the wrong here?

 

[bphgravity]

It seems like there is more bad information than good floating around the internet. I know of an electrical professional from the New England region that has made a career of finding bad information on the internet and then working to get it correct or removed.

 

[infinity]

"A 15 amp breaker cannot have more than a 14 gauge wire while a 20 amp can have up to 12 gauge line"

This Redbeacon is Home Depot guiding customers.

Ca you see the wrong here?

Who ever is providing this misinformation....shouldn't. :roll:

 

[petersonra]

"A 15 amp breaker cannot have more than a 14 gauge wire while a 20 amp can have up to 12 gauge line"

This Redbeacon is Home Depot guiding customers.

Ca you see the wrong here?

kind of a typical editorial flub you run into now and then. the guy knew what he meant and the editor did not catch that he did not write down what he actually meant.

 

[alive wire]

What do you expect, not just redbeacon but many other companies just like them, have become the go between us and our customers. Google electricians in your area, you will find porch, thumbtack, Redbeacon, Angie's List, houzz ,yelp and many more but father and son Electrical is at number 57, and of course these companies all want money from us

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[charlie b]

Ca you see the wrong here?

Other than your misspelling of the word "Can"? :happyyes:

OK, since nobody has yet explicitly answered this question, the error is that the statements are backwards. A #14 wire cannot be protected by a breaker over 15 amps, but a 15 amp breaker can be attached to a larger size wire (i.e., as large as the manufacturer listed it to handle). A similar correction would apply to the #12 and the 20 amp breaker.

 

[480sparky]

Other than your misspelling of the word "Can"? :happyyes:

OK, since nobody has yet explicitly answered this question, the error is that the statements are backwards. A #14 wire cannot be protected by a breaker over 15 amps, but a 15 amp breaker can be attached to a larger size wire (i.e., as large as the manufacturer listed it to handle). A similar correction would apply to the #12 and the 20 amp breaker.

Actually, the first of of these stayements, taken as presented, is incorrect.

Its perfectly legal to have 14 on a 20, 25 or even 30 amp OCDs. Not always, but certainly allowed in some cases.

 

[gadfly56]

Actually, the first of of these stayements, taken as presented, is incorrect.

Its perfectly legal to have 14 on a 20, 25 or even 30 amp OCDs. Not always, but certainly allowed in some cases.

Fixture drops?

 

[bphgravity]

Fixture drops?

240.4(E) and 240.4(G).