mixing 14-gauge NM and 12-gauge. both 14 and 12 gauge will be protected by a 15A breaker. Code states that 14Ga will be protected by an overcurrent device of not more than 15A and 12GA by 20A. 14 and 12 are both ok behind a 15amp breaker, but you must use one or the other and not both.Click to see full answer. Simply so, can I use 14 gauge wire on a 20 amp circuit?NEC 240.4(D)(3) states that 14 AWG must be protected at 15A. You can not use 14 AWG anywhere on a circuit that has a 20A breaker. If you are putting 15 amp receptacles on a 20 amp circuit with 12 gauge wire, then you MUST use the screw terminals, not the back stab terminals. Just use the side terminals.Additionally, can I mix 12 and 14 gauge wire on a 15 amp circuit? It is perfectly acceptable to use 12 gauge wire on a 15 amp circuit. It shouldn’t, many older homes were wired with 12 gauge throughout. Apart from that, it is actually explicitly allowed by code. Correspondingly, can you connect 18 gauge wire to 12 gauge wire? NO don’t ever mix AWG Wire gauges they are different for a reason and the main reason is amperage. Sure it will work but it’s 100% wrong and the #18 gauge wire becomes a fusable link and potential fire hazard. It would be easier to use the #18 wire to pull #12 wire and make it right.How far can you run 14 gauge wire? For 120-volt circuits: 14 AWG 50 feet 12 AWG 60 feet 10 AWG 64 feet 8 AWG 76 feet 6 AWG 94 feet

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