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Anything better than 10 guage Romex?

I maybe moving my set up to a smaller room, but the upside is I can run shorter runs and increase the number of dedicated lines.

My question is,What(other than 10 guage Romex solid core)are others using when they have this opportunity to upgrade?

Thanks.
lacee
hevac1
812 posts
 
You can use 10 ga BX wire. It has a metal jacket, you have to use metal outlet boxes. Comes in the same configuration as romex. I used it for my balanced power runs. Much harder to put in place though.
rwwear
2,873 posts
 
10ga is about the thickest you can still attach to a power receptacle and can be used for up to 30amps.
lewhite
156 posts
 
For Gods' sake DONT Have a male hot. DONT
raquel
841 posts
 
The Belden 83803 - it is spec'd for smoke and fire alarms because the shielding allows it to survive a fire. Very quiet - I used it in one of my apartments when I installed 20-amp dedicated lines for monoblocks. Here is the Belden spec sheet:

www.belden.com/techdatas/metric/83803.pdf
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