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Re: Al's Annual Inspection Thread 2015

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Originally Posted by MrBasse View Post
I might be missing something really simple, but I never understood this rule. If the device in question has 14 AWG wire standard, why do I have to feed it with 12 AWG?
Because you put it on a circuit capable of feeding 40 amps. The RI looks at the PDB and breakers. If you put a 40 amp breaker in the PDB, then that connection has to have 12 AWG wire. The RI doesn't have to follow the circuit to see what it is connected to.
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