Low Voltage wiring in New Build
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2 years agoDavid Cary
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In-wall Wiring For Low Voltage Undercabinet Lights
Comments (2)That is a question best addressed by your local building inspector. If the inspector takes the wording in the NEC literally, then you are out of luck using the sleeve. You should take the data sheet to the inspector & get his/her position clarified before starting work. However, you can use the Romex without using boxes. I haven't heard of any inspectors that require a box to make the transition from low voltage cable to romex....See MoreCost of structural/low voltage wiring. Is this OK or too much?
Comments (2)that is a reasonable price IF it includes the wire. if it does not, then buy the materials and do it yourself. since the walls are open this won't be that big a deal to run. do not wait until the sheetrock goes up or the price will likely triple....See MoreLow voltage wire suggestions?
Comments (3)For audio run a 16/4 to a single gang ring for a volume control where you then run 16/2 to each speaker. To this control also run a cat5 wire so that you will be ready for any future touch panel or keypad to control an audio system. If you do not use a volume control or keypad for now, just connect the speaker wires together in the box. To each computer location run 2 cat5s for flexibility. To each TV run 2 rg6 coax even if you only need one. I buy dual coax for this. Also run at least one cat5 but preferably more. In the future you could stream video from a server, have additional control, or send a video signal over cat5. 3 or 4 runs of cat5 is good. A wire I just ran in my own house is called RGB5. It is 5 mini rg59 coax wires in a cable to carry component video and audio. That way I can view one cable box over all my TVs instead of paying for multiple boxes. The multi cables are not very price efficient, buying 1000ft of cat5 and 1000ft of RG6 is cheaper. RGB5 runs $200 for 250ft even with a good deal. I like a large plywood board with very neatly bundled and terminated wires over a panel. A panel fills up very fast unless it is a minimum install with 8 cat5s and 8 rg6 Cat 5 to audio locations is good to because it carries sound, video, network, phone, audio control, and just about anything. Some situations need 2 cat5 wires for one device...See MoreExisting Low voltage wiring
Comments (0)I am adding to the existing low voltage wire to the home with new 12/2 gauge wire and a 300 watt trnasformer( a lot more than really needed, however towards the end of the strand when adding more lights they tend to flicker , when I remove the extra lights the strand works fine. All connections are tight and secure and this is new wire. Could this be caused by connecting what looks like old existing aluminum low voltage wire to the new 12/2. Shall I replace the old wire??...See MoreM Riz
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