My county building inspector started handing out a list of guidelines when you pull a permit. The electrical section of these guidelines includes the following:
"15 amp 14 gauge wire we recommend that no more than 4 receptacles are used on one circuit. 14 ga. can be used for light legs. We see too much voltage drop if more than 4 receptacles are used. 20 amp 12 gauge wire-we recommend that no more than 6 receptacles be used per circuit."
There is also a recommended circuit breaker size for wire size table. It looks like this:
50 amp- 8 gauge
75 amp- 6 gauge
100 amp-4 gauge
130 amp-2 gauge
150 amp-1 gauge
180 amp-1/0 gauge
200 amp-2/0 gauge
It doesn't say copper or aluminum.
The guidelines also say to "watch for 6 ft. receptacle spacing on walls".
I tried to explain to the inspector that voltage drop was only mentioned in the NEC as a FPN and FPNs aren't enforceable articles of the code.
Am I wrong in balking at the above mentioned points of these "guidelines"?
