Re: Door Bell Install Via Homerun Closet

["Petem" <petem001@xxxxxxxxx>]

"Robert L Bass" <Sales@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> a écrit dans le message de
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> "Petem" wrote:
>>
>> lets say he twist 4 wire for one conductor and the same
>> for another conductor, thats all right.. but with time at
>> some jonction 3 out of 4 wire come loose and only 1 is
>> left for the whole job...
>
> That is utter nonsense.  Once terminated at the device none of the
> conductors will slip out of a bundle like that.
>

If done by a pro, there is minimal chance that something will happen, but we
have NO idea how this home owner is when working with wirring.


>> good thing he have some fire insurance... bad thing he
>> didn't do his wiring ok, they wont pay...
>
> That is also nonsense.  Insurance policies are not nullified because a
> homeowner makes a wiring mistake.  That's a fiction told by some
> "professional" technicians in hopes of deterring people from doing their
> own work.
>

If a job is done out of the code, there is a BIG possibility that insurance
company wont pay. They will try to pull out of any contract if you give them
the chance...You know about this pretty sure, just pay your health care
insurance late and your dead..



>> if there is a minimum gauge writen somewhere in the
>> electrical book of his state or province, he should follow
>> it, thats it...
>
> In the US it's almost invariably 16-gauge.

So you have the anwer... but 16 gauge or dont use that wiring.. or use what
was supposed to plug there..



>
>> usingm multi wire to provide a large enough gauge is not
>> something ok in any of the books  i've read..
>
> It's fairly common practice among low voltage installers though it's not
> the "preferred" technique.
>

It is common practice, but still a no no if you have to comply to code..

on burglar alarm system, it could be ok, on a powered device without fusing
, i dont think its ok..