[Hippie]

Im in a bind and cant find a piece of tstat wire without buying a whole roll that i dont need. will cat5 work or is the wire to small?

 

[Hmacanada]

Im in a bind and cant find a piece of tstat wire without buying a whole roll that i dont need. will cat5 work or is the wire to small?

How long is the run and how many conductors do you need?
Could twist pairs together ( parallel ) if you have enough conductors

 

[Hippie]

How long is the run and how many conductors do you need?
Could twist pairs together ( parallel ) if you have enough conductors

i need all 8 for it. however its not long maybe 15' max

 

[Hmacanada]

i need all 8 for it. however its not long maybe 15' max

IMO terminating would be a bit of is an issue with such small conductors but pretty sure it would work fine. Got any 4wire? Run 2 .The guy that has to service it might curse ya. But not really a problem , just tag wires

 

[sbrn33]

Go to HD and buy a 25 foot piece and do the job properly. You will be glad you did.

 

[Going_Commando]

i need all 8 for it. however its not long maybe 15' max

Just go buy some t-stat wire you cheap bastard.

 

[Hmacanada]

Go to HD and buy a 25 foot piece and do the job properly. You will be glad you did.

They have 8 conductor??

 

[Hippie]

Go to HD and buy a 25 foot piece and do the job properly. You will be glad you did.

hd is an hour and a half and a 17$ toll away. no thanks lol

 

[Going_Commando]

hd is an hour and a half and a 17$ toll away. no thanks lol

Well, if it is a zone valve setup than you'll smoke the wiring on cat5, so good luck.

 

[8V71]

hd is an hour and a half and a 17$ toll away. no thanks lol

I'll bet it's nice down there this morning. When my parents had their place in Ocean City I would schedule my first call for Monday somewhere on the other end of the bay bridge tunnel. Nice stress free drive.

 

[bkmichael65]

You may have a problem with contacts chattering and getting pitted out from the voltage drop. You could always parallel the cat 5. It's kind of hack, but it would probably be fine

 

[Pete m.]

Either rigid conduit with XHHW conductors or MI cable... no exceptions.:whistling2:

Pete

 

[FrunkSlammer]

Instead of bumping down to the lowest AWG cable you have, why not bump up to the next size you have, even if that's 14awg? Its only 15' max you said, and it's your problem for not having any of the proper cable, not the customers.

 

[Hippie]

Instead of bumping down to the lowest AWG cable you have, why not bump up to the next size you have, even if that's 14awg? Its only 15' max you said, and it's your problem for not having any of the proper cable, not the customers.

i would need 2 14/3 and a 14/2.. thats not going down a tiny hole and into tiny terminals

 

[Hippie]

I'll bet it's nice down there this morning. When my parents had their place in Ocean City I would schedule my first call for Monday somewhere on the other end of the bay bridge tunnel. Nice stress free drive.

it is.. could be a few degrees warmer but im just happy its not raining

 

[FrunkSlammer]

i would need 2 14/3 and a 14/2.. thats not going down a tiny hole and into tiny terminals

Tap conductor rule! :laughing:

No seriously though.. could splice smaller conductors on the ends. At least the majority of the run is in oversized copper to eliminate the voltage drop. Just trying to help.. I live far from suppliers and big box stores and often get stuck with the dilemma of how to make things work. It's annoying.

 

[sbrn33]

cut your 50 foot 16-3 extension cord into 3 pieces.

 

[FlyingSparks]

Order it on the internet! Duh!

 

[Awg-Dawg]

cut your 50 foot 16-3 extension cord into 3 pieces.

I was just thinking the same thing, I would cut my extension cord up before I drove an hour and a half.:laughing:

 

[Maximumbob]

Tap conductor rule! :laughing:

No seriously though.. could splice smaller conductors on the ends. At least the majority of the run is in oversized copper to eliminate the voltage drop. Just trying to help.. I live far from suppliers and big box stores and often get stuck with the dilemma of how to make things work. It's annoying.

And then post the pictures with the caption, "Plumber or HVAC guy hack wiring":laughing: