[Oakey]

Need 2-20 amp small appliance circuits, have a 10/3 not being used in small basement below no access to main panel.
Using this 10/3 rx and installing 2-12/2's from a junction to my kitchen recp's with the #10 wires marked in the main panel "20 amp only" with a 2 pole 20 breaker.

Legal or completely hack?

 

[papaotis]

never heard anyone complain about overkill, except US!:whistling2:

 

[Vintage Sounds]

Seems legit to me.

 

[T Healy]

Need 2-20 amp small appliance circuits, have a 10/3 not being used in small basement below no access to main panel.
Using this 10/3 rx and installing 2-12/2's from a junction to my kitchen recp's with the #10 wires marked in the main panel "20 amp only" with a 2 pole 20 breaker.

Legal or completely hack?

Money maker

 

[99cents]

If you can't do stuff like that in the renovation game, we would all be lost.

 

[TOOL_5150]

That would work. You could also set a small panel at the end of the 10/3 and get 4 circuits out of it.

 

[480sparky]

Poifiktlee leagull.

 

[220/221]

That's GOLD!


It's good wire that goes to/from where you need it so of course you can use it.

No need to mark it 20A only. Anyone who is qualified can figure out what is going on. If they're not qualified, your notation isn't going to help them.

That would work. You could also set a LARGE panel at the end of the 10/3 and get 40 circuits out of it.

 

[TOOL_5150]

that would simply be bad design.

 

[Oakey]

Fan-friggintastic gents, thanks! Doing this job in the AM and this is going to make it boatloads easier.
One quote without "Sheetrock repair by others"

 

[papaotis]

480, when did you become 'curly' ?:laughing::laughing::laughing:

 

[Chrisibew440]

The electrons will love your flow.

 

[480sparky]

480, when did you become 'curly' ?:laughing::laughing::laughing:

I'm actually Shemp.

 

[Meadow]

Over engineering never hurts. Alls well.

That's GOLD!


It's good wire that goes to/from where you need it so of course you can use it.

No need to mark it 20A only. Anyone who is qualified can figure out what is going on. If they're not qualified, your notation isn't going to help them.

I would still mark it only 20. On the cable jacket as well 6 inches before it goes into the panel. Even professionals can get it wrong during an emergency panel change.

 

[RIVETER]

Need 2-20 amp small appliance circuits, have a 10/3 not being used in small basement below no access to main panel.
Using this 10/3 rx and installing 2-12/2's from a junction to my kitchen recp's with the #10 wires marked in the main panel "20 amp only" with a 2 pole 20 breaker.

Legal or completely hack?

If it is marked as you say I would do it...but I don't have a code book.

 

[220/221]

that would simply be bad design.

Well, yeah....but you could do it :laughing:

 

[minichopper6hp]

No need as long as the breaker sizing is correct. Obviously. Need two single pole 20' s

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[electricmanscott]

Might not work. Not enough info here to say yes or no. The plan as described is perfectly legal but there's other considerations code wise.

 

[Speedy Petey]

No need as long as the breaker sizing is correct. Obviously. Need two single pole 20' s

Actually he needs double-pole since this will be a MWBC.

 

[te12co2w]

gfci?

This is a kitchen? Will you need a double pole gfci breaker?