Low Cost Indoor Electrical Wire
There is a lot of electrical wire traveling throughout your home usually beginning its venture from the electrical box in your basement. The most common type of single conductor wire in your home is THHN and the most common type of cable is Romex NMB cable. NMB is an indoor cable with multiple THHN wires inside of it for contractors to install multiple wires with a single cable instead of running each individually.
Romex is a brand name of NMB cable so if you’re looking to buy it from a supplier you should ask for NMB cable unless you specifically want the brand of Romex. This will be the cheapest version of an indoor electrical cable you can find for a few reasons.
The first reason for the lost cost approach to NMB cable is that it’s meant for indoor use only. An electrical cable with approvals for outdoor, conduit or underground use will cost quite a bit more because of engineering and higher manufacturing costs. A cost effective cable for electricians and contractors to use indoors is exactly what they need in most instances.
Most electrical cables are manufactured without very much flexibility. When holding a Romex 6/3, it will be very difficult to bend it or wrap it around your wrist for a specific reason. The reason it’s not flexible is so that it can be snaked through walls and indoor conduit much easier. A flexible cable would bunch up and prove to be a very …
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