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Friday, November 13, 1998
Question:
You have a 50A circuit to feed 2 wall mounted ovens and a counter top unit. What is the smallest ampacity wire which may be ran from the junction box to serve the smallest oven?
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Answer:
Section 210-19(b) exc. 1 indicates you may tap a 50 ampere or smaller range circuit with wire with an ampacity of 20 amperes or more if it is sufficient to serve the load. If the load is small enough, a #14 wire can be used for the tap conductors.