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

Showing 1 response by josh358

Not if it's in the wall and not removable.

The best option is metal conduit, because it's shielded and so less likely to radiate hum. BX is second best, for the same reason. Stranded vs. solid doesn't matter, except insofar as stranded is easier to manipulate in heavy gauges. Gauge does -- the thicker the wire, the less voltage drop. As someone pointed out, wiring heavy gauge wire to a standard receptacle can be tricky. Agree that you shouldn't use the Belden, which would violate code.