If you can tap a feeder you ought to be able to feed a tap from a
breaker if its lugs are listed for the smaller wire. This seems common sense
to me. I cannot find the wording to allow exception or provision in the code for a
breaker to feed a smaller wire than the breaker rating unless perhaps if you
consider the breaker lug a conductor. If so then the code also says the
tap shall feed no other conductor so where does that leave us? Anyone have
experience submitting revisions to the NEC committee? Am I missing something
in the interpretation? Steve, how is feeding the tap with a breaker more
dangerous than feeding it from a feeder protected by the same size breaker?
Your input is appreciated!
