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I don't think the wire is an issue because the house is wired with 14/2 which has a 15amp rating. The 20 amp fuse has to through the 14/2 wire before it gets to the 12/2/2, right? Good luck.
I'd have to confirm with my EE co-workers to be certain, but if your 14/2 wire is only rated for 15A then you would want to use a breaker that was rated for 15A (or less, assuming you could find a 10A breaker). The idea is to count on the breaker tripping before the amperage in the line gets higher than the wiring and devices downstream are rated for. With a 20A breaker on a circuit that uses wire rated for only 15A, you could exceed the wire's rating without tripping the breaker.
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