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Posted by John on December 14, 2006, 10:08 pm
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> On Mon, 11 Dec 2006 09:12:41 -0600, maradcliff@UNLISTED.com wrote:
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>> I am wondering how the code views this. I was just wiring my barn and
>> ran out of 12-2 romex. Rather than buy more, I decided to just use
>> 14-2 since I had 200 feet of it. This 14-2 is only going to one
>> light, one of those porcelin fixtures that are rated at 100W.
This is a do-it-yourself NG. What are you doing here?
John
>>
>> As far as safety, I am not worried in the least. It's only going to
>> run one 100W bulb (or less). As far as being inspected, I am also not
>> worried. In barns and sheds they really dont care, unless there are
>> bare wires or some obvious danger source. I'm just curious how the
>> code views that? For example, if I but a common house type ceiling
>> fixture, they generally have 8 inches or up to several feet (on a
>> chandlier) of #14 standed wire as part of the fixture. So, if I am
>> running a 20A circuit I am already using #14 in the circuit.
>>
>> In my case, I have one center light fed by #12, and one light on the
>> left another on the right. Each of those lights are fed off the
>> center light with about 16 feet of #14.
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> Mark
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