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Posted by on November 3, 2005, 8:02 pm
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I'm trying to prewire my new house for window contacts, and I've got a
good supply of 20/4 thermostat wire. Will this cause any problems?
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Posted by alarman on November 3, 2005, 8:21 pm
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> I'm trying to prewire my new house for window contacts, and I've got a
> good supply of 20/4 thermostat wire. Will this cause any problems?
20/4 is a little heavier than what is normally used for door/window
contacts, but it will work ok.
I'd buy burg wire (22/4) for the doors/windows, and use your 20/4 for the
keypads, motions, sirens.
js
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Posted by Crash Gordon on November 3, 2005, 9:25 pm
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| I'm trying to prewire my new house for window contacts, and I've got a
| good supply of 20/4 thermostat wire. Will this cause any problems?
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Posted by Jackcsg on November 4, 2005, 7:00 am
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scrap. It's designed for short low voltage AC runs. It will work, but down
the road....
> I'm trying to prewire my new house for window contacts, and I've got a
> good supply of 20/4 thermostat wire. Will this cause any problems?
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Posted by Jim on November 4, 2005, 9:10 am
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aaron15396@yahoo.com wrote:
> I'm trying to prewire my new house for window contacts, and I've got a
> good supply of 20/4 thermostat wire. Will this cause any problems?
It's a little thick to work with and not very supple. Save it for the
power runs. Siren, AC.
22/4 is the commonly preferred wire. It's the plain old telephone wire
(POT's) that you've likely seen used for years for telephone hookups.
Easy to use, flexible, jacketed, with a pair of spare wires to each
location. Wire will be the least of your investment, so don't skimp on
it because once it's installed you'll never have to consider it again.
>From that point forward, any faulty alarm component can always be
changed with little difficulty. Wire should be forever.
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