Old wire thicker than new wire?
All romex (nm) and armored cable is solid. I have NEVER seen any
type of
stranded permanent electric wire used in a house.
I did also notice that it appears older wire was thicker than todays
comparible cable.
As for 12 guage being a pain in the ass to work with??? Bah! you'll
get used to it, just like anything else. I rather have the higher
compacity cable in the walls just in case I want to go 20 amp
rather then having to rewire when all the walls are up.
Tom
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