14-2 switch leg on 20amp circuit

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Re: 14-2 switch leg on 20amp circuit

#87640 03/31/04 10:05 PM

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West Jordan, Utah, USA

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NO!

It is an illegal branch circuit tap. Fixture wires are one of the few legal branch circuit taps. These are discussed in sections 402.10 and 402.11. You have a branch circuit, not fixture wires.

Ryan Jackson,
Salt Lake City

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Subject	Posted By	Posted
14-2 switch leg on 20amp circuit	Randy	04/01/04 01:53 AM
Re: 14-2 switch leg on 20amp circuit	Ryan_J	04/01/04 02:05 AM
Re: 14-2 switch leg on 20amp circuit	watthead	04/01/04 01:46 PM
Re: 14-2 switch leg on 20amp circuit	Ryan_J	04/01/04 02:25 PM
Re: 14-2 switch leg on 20amp circuit	iwire	04/02/04 10:02 AM
Re: 14-2 switch leg on 20amp circuit	HotLine1	04/02/04 04:11 PM
Re: 14-2 switch leg on 20amp circuit	Randy	04/03/04 02:36 AM
Re: 14-2 switch leg on 20amp circuit	CTwireman	04/03/04 03:16 AM
Re: 14-2 switch leg on 20amp circuit	iwire	04/04/04 10:17 PM