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Dedicated AC line - Contractor wants to use BX instead of romex

I’m having a dedicated in wall AC cable run, about 40-50 ft. I was planning on using VH audio cryo’d 10-2 Romex but the contractor wants to use BX since it’s an urban area and more impervious to mice, etc.

Any thoughts on this?

Also I was planning on wiring the end of the run with an 20 Amp IEC connector so I could plug it directly into my Niagara 7000. I don’t know if they will wire it this way but I thought I could always do that myself later.
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If you're going to run a dedicated run for power, I'd suggest investing in a good hospital grade outlet at the very least (superior clamping force on the contact area of the plug's pins).

I bought a Puritan PSM156 power cleanser, with close to 1KW of power amp, linear power supply and other items connected, I get no loss in dynamics using it. Thanks to Agon user who put me onto it. Oh, and it was one of the less expensive solutions.



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