On 26 Oct, 07:36, (Calvin Henry-
Cotnam) wrote:
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doorbell low voltage wires arent supposed to be run with romex cables.
not a electrician but I believe thats not permitted, as a cross
connection could produce line voltage at a doorbell button.

They are not allowed to enter into the same space within a box or panel,
but you can certainly run them next to them through and along studs and
joists.

The one thing that no one else has mentioned here is what was done with
the hole that the cable goes through? Attached garages are supposed to
be gas-tight from the living space, and drilling a hole in the wall
violates that. Once the cable is in place, the hole should be caulked
with acoustic sealant (an icky black substance that never hardens).

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OP here...

Neither the hole where the wires enter the garage nor return into the
wall are caulked. Of course, I doubt the wood door into the house is
gas tight either. His house was built by the same builder as mine back
in the 50's when I doubt (but don't know) if the "gas-tight" codes
were in effect. We have the same door into the house and I'm sure it's
not gas tight.

Neither of us currently park in the garage (too much other stuff) but
obviously situations could change.