Re: Wiring in Winter

[Frank Olson <use_the_email_links@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

CH®IS wrote:
> Just curious to get everyone's opinion on the minimum temperature alarm wire
> can safely be run at for prewires.
>
> I've always heard it's -15c but have never heard a reason for it.
>
>


After having survived several winters in Edmonton, I can safely say
things get pretty stiff at -15C.  Most of the houses we pre-wired had
propane heaters in them.  Leave your boxes of wire a few feet away from
one of these puppies and you won't have a problem.  I've pulled wire as
low as -25C without a hitch.