mixed wire on hvac tap

[sguinn]

I have a question, on an inside hvac unit that is fed with #6/2 that has a tap made with #12/2 to feed a 240V condensation pump, would somebody tell me that this is wrong? It's been a long day and my eyes are about to give out from looking through the codebook. The manufacturer's instructions on this are clear in which a separate branch circuit is to be pulled for the cond.pump, so I could cite 110.3(B), thanks in advance.:smile:

 

[iwire]

Is there overcurrent protection for the conductors and pump?

 

[mdshunk]

Did they fuse that tap by any means?

 

[LarryFine]

In other words, to be a legal tap, the first thing the #12 must land on is an OCPD sized to protect it.

 

[sguinn]

Thanks for the help guys.