2006-11-14 09:16:49 · 10 answers · asked by jong4231 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Do It Yourself (DIY)
Geeez Friggin Christ and some of you "call" yourself Electricians, What about the 80% rule, to answer the question you would need a 12/2 awg Copper, I just don't get how some of these people answer a question in the field that they make a living in, even using a 12/2 awg copper it is good for 18amps, if your using it for a Motor load you can rate the wire for 110% of the start up load, because at running load amps it will not draw as many amps, it will drop as the motor levels out.
2006-11-15 04:37:05 · answer #1 · answered by Ray D 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
16 Amp Cable
2016-12-10 20:06:30 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
dont listen to south bosgue 14 is rated for 15 amps 12 is rated for 20 amp 10 is rated for 30
8 is rated for 45-50 amp 6 is for 60
also 14/3 is for running three way lights or 15 amp 220 and the third wire is for breaking down to 110 example dryer takes 10/3 because it has 110 as well water heater takes
10/2 no break down range 6/3 because it breaks down to 110 on 14/3 it is counted as 2 hots 1 neutral thats what the 14/3 is then a seperate ground
2006-11-14 13:08:06 · answer #3 · answered by jdebord1976 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
12 gauge is the correct size. By the National Electrical Code, 14 gauge is good only to 15 amps, 12 is good up to 20 amps.
You may need to have this outlet on its own breaker if the load of the one device is actually 16 amps.
And you would only need 12-2, because the ground does not count in the 2. It will be a black, white, and a bare ground. You do not need 14-3.
2006-11-14 09:31:04 · answer #4 · answered by Obsean 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
12/2 wiring is what u need it will carry 20 amps.
2006-11-14 11:56:16 · answer #5 · answered by right answer 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
#12 wire is required because of the amperage. My question to you is " What do you have that states itself as being a sixteen amp socket?"
2006-11-14 10:40:41 · answer #6 · answered by jwest0955 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
20 amp is minimun per NEC code... which is #12 wire..
and #14 is only good for 15 amps max...
also per code even on a 20 amp circuit ONE appliance can only use 16 amp max...
2006-11-14 10:10:35 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-12-14 07:13:05 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
12 Gauge copper wire...it's rated at 20 amps.
2006-11-14 09:23:01 · answer #9 · answered by jazcomania 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
14 Gauge wire would be good for this outlet - Better know as 14/3 so it will have 3 conductors one will be used for HOT, and one for neutral and the other would be the ground.
2006-11-14 09:25:29 · answer #10 · answered by southbosquebuilders 2 · 0⤊ 3⤋