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Posted by hallerb@aol.com on May 12, 2008, 7:37 am
On May 11, 11:30=EF=BF=BDpm, danny...@nospam.com wrote:
> Why don't they make 4 wire Romex (plus ground).
> There are many 2 or 3 way switch circuits that need 4 wires plus the
> ground. =EF=BF=BD3 wire is all they sell. =EF=BF=BDI can think of other ca=
ses where I
> could use 4 wires too. =EF=BF=BDFor example, I had to run two common stran=
ds
> of romex to a double light switch that also feeds an outlet. =EF=BF=BDTwo
> switched wires, one hot, one neutral. =EF=BF=BDThat's 4 wires. =EF=BF=BDSo=
now I have
> an illegal white wire controlling a light from a switch. =EF=BF=BDWhy not =
4
> wire romex with black, red, blue, and white. (patriotic too).
homr depot sells it localy
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Posted by S. Barker on May 12, 2008, 8:01 am
Home depot and Lowes both have 12/2/2, but you certainly don't need it for 3
way switches.
BTW, your white wire controlling a light is not illegal. It may be against
code however if you don't remark it with tape.
s
> Why don't they make 4 wire Romex (plus ground).
> There are many 2 or 3 way switch circuits that need 4 wires plus the
> ground. 3 wire is all they sell. I can think of other cases where I
> could use 4 wires too. For example, I had to run two common strands
> of romex to a double light switch that also feeds an outlet. Two
> switched wires, one hot, one neutral. That's 4 wires. So now I have
> an illegal white wire controlling a light from a switch. Why not 4
> wire romex with black, red, blue, and white. (patriotic too).
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Posted by John Gilmer on May 12, 2008, 10:17 am
> Why don't they make 4 wire Romex (plus ground).
> There are many 2 or 3 way switch circuits that need 4 wires plus the
> ground. 3 wire is all they sell. I can think of other cases where I
> could use 4 wires too. For example, I had to run two common strands
> of romex to a double light switch that also feeds an outlet. Two
> switched wires, one hot, one neutral. That's 4 wires.
As someone else pointed out, for a "switch loop" you can make a white wire
hot. And, of course, you CAN get the 4 wire romex (in TWO types of
marking) that you want.
You might consider just accomplishing what you want by separate the circuits
and using, for example, the 2 wire romex for the outlet. Even if the 2
wire romex runs between the same two boxes as the 3 wire romex, you should
only connect the two neutrals at the source end. The general idea is that
the sum of all the currents in one romex should be zero.
> So now I have
> an illegal white wire controlling a light from a switch. Why not 4
> wire romex with black, red, blue, and white. (patriotic too).
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Posted by Doug Miller on May 13, 2008, 7:43 pm
wrote:
>Why don't they make 4 wire Romex (plus ground).
They do.
>There are many 2 or 3 way switch circuits that need 4 wires plus the
>ground. 3 wire is all they sell. I can think of other cases where I
>could use 4 wires too. For example, I had to run two common strands
>of romex to a double light switch that also feeds an outlet. Two
>switched wires, one hot, one neutral. That's 4 wires. So now I have
>an illegal white wire controlling a light from a switch.
What's "illegal" about that?
> Why not 4
>wire romex with black, red, blue, and white. (patriotic too).
Because you're not shopping at the places that sell it. Try an electrical
supply house, instead of Home Cheapo.
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