Originally posted by Jim W:
The electrician I was working with would cut #14 into 6" pig tails and slice it to #12 wire and the 15 amp switch or outlet, he said they let you do this? If the device is rated at only 15 amps why not? this was on a 20 amp breaker by the way. Is this not a tap?
If someone plugged 2 appliances that each drew 14 amps into the receptacle (may be unlikely, but..) the insulation on the pigtails could overheat and start a fire, particularly if installed on combustible materials. My vote is that these are not taps as intended by the code.
