The AWG wire gauge with the highest number indicates the smallest wire diameter. For example, AWG 40 wire is much thinner than AWG 10 wire.
12 AWG wire is larger in diameter than 15 AWG wire. Wire gauge sizes decrease as the number increases, so a lower gauge number represents a larger wire diameter.
I think you mean either what is the correct size or minimum wire size needed when a branch circuit is protected by a 20 A breaker. The size is 12 American Wire gauge (AWG). 14 AWG is used for 15 A circuit and 10 AWG for a 30 A breaker. The lower the gauge the larger the cross-section of the wire.
Increasing the wire gauge from AWG 22 to AWG 26 will increase the wire's resistance because a higher gauge corresponds to a thinner wire. Thinner wires have higher resistance due to increased electrical resistance per unit length. Therefore, a wire with AWG 26 will have higher resistance compared to a wire with AWG 22.
4 AWG is larger than 6 AWG because the lower the number, the larger the wire size. In this case, 4 AWG has a larger diameter and can carry more current than 6 AWG.
The AWG wire gauge with the highest number indicates the smallest wire diameter. For example, AWG 40 wire is much thinner than AWG 10 wire.
14 AWG
30 amp wired with AWG # 10 wire.
NEC 310.16 conductor ampacities NEC 240.4(D) For residential installations the smallest wire to be used is 14 AWG (15 amps rating) and for commercial installations the smallest wire to be used is 12 AWG (20 amp rating)
not unless the wire is exceptionally small, if if is 12 AWG or even 14 AWG you will be ok unless you are using it for a transmission line (unlikely) The smallest wire you can use safely is a 21 AWG wire but that's not a wire used in the walls
The one with the smallest thickness (highest AWG number) and longest length has.
12 AWG wire is larger in diameter than 15 AWG wire. Wire gauge sizes decrease as the number increases, so a lower gauge number represents a larger wire diameter.
I think you mean either what is the correct size or minimum wire size needed when a branch circuit is protected by a 20 A breaker. The size is 12 American Wire gauge (AWG). 14 AWG is used for 15 A circuit and 10 AWG for a 30 A breaker. The lower the gauge the larger the cross-section of the wire.
AWG # 14 is the smallest wire you can install in a home and it can only be used in living areas. It will carry 15 amps.
American Wire Guage. The smaller the number the larger the wire. As in an AWG 14/2 wire is much smaller than an AWG 10/2 wire.
3/0 awg wire
Yes as long as the breaker feeding the circuit is protected with a 15 amp breaker. The code states that the over current device can be no smaller than that of the smallest current carrying conductor. That will be the #14 wire with a capacity of 15 amps.