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What type of wiring do I need to wire my house with? Should I use wire
that is better than what is called for in the code or should I just use
what is called for in the housing code?

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What type of wiring do I need to wire my house with? Should I use wire
that is better than what is called for in the code or should I just use
what is called for in the housing code?


Wiring better than code, ????

What planet are you on? I have heard the Jupiter wiring code is pretty
tough.

I have seen houses done in conduit, sure do not know why they spent the
money.

You need to do some investigation on what is required for your area.


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Use what the code calls for.

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What type of wiring do I need to wire my house with? Should I use wire
that is better than what is called for in the code or should I just use
what is called for in the housing code?

Gosh I hope this is a troll.
But since it might not be...
The main reason to use better than required is if you know you will have
heavy loads on long wires. Then you will want to use heavier wire to reduce
voltage drop.
You might also anticipate needing more or heavier circuits in the future,
and rewiring is not practical. For instance, I just hooked up my 16a
generator to a transfer switch with 10/3. I could have used 12/2 but
somebody in the future might want to use a larger generator and neither the
labor nor the material really cost all that much more.


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When I do work (additions & changes) on my 1930 house (knob & tube) I
always use flex or emt (interior work) & pull THHN/THWN stranded #12
................

Yeah it's work work but in a strange sort of way it's kinda fun &
satisfying plus I don't have a hobby or watch football or baseball or
basketball

Besides I really don't like NM & who knows I might want to change the
circuits some time in the future.

Back to the OP's question; it seems to me pretty hard to do better than
code if you're using NM. The only thing I would suggest is no 15 amp
cirucits, no 14 gage wire.

IMO 15 amp circuits suck, esp when changes downstream are needed.

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Bob



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"I always use flex or emt (interior work) & pull THHN/THWN stranded #12
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I agree. This is better then code and what I use. Romex is crap IMO.

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I'm not sure that you need to use "better wiring" conduits, MC cable etc. ,
or even heavier gauges of wire than necessary, but I'd try to include
provisions for the future, like sub panels in hard to get to areas, conduit
chases from basement to attic, and maybe fewer outlets per circuit would be
nice



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Codes are minimum, so more outlets per running foot of wall, bigger
better service entrance, 200 amp with lots of extra breaker slots, more
overhead and task lighting, even leaving boxes with blank covers for
future fixtures. Using 12 gauge minimum wire is a good idea too.
Electrical supplies are pretty cheap. So rather than one receptable per
box use 2 duals, one switched one not for maximum flexiblity. LOTS of
outkets for home offices.

Buy read and digest a good book on wiring

Avoid those low price outlets and switches, you get what you pay for

While you at it outlets for cable or sat, ethernet, and phone. you can
run conduit to empty boxes, for easy wiring changes in the future

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