In article , "JimmySchmittsLovesChocolateMilk" wrote:

"Injun-ear" wrote in message
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I need about 30 feet of #18 - 8 conductor thermostat wire so I can add a
humidistat to my system. But Home Depot and all the others only carry 7
conductor. And all the sources of 8 conductor wanna sell me a big spool.
So, does anyone know where I can buy 8-conductor by the foot?

I believe any standard cat-5 cable has 8 wires in it.

Yes, but it's a lot smaller than18 gauge, and it doesn't have the same color
coding as thermostat wire. The latter isn't too much of a problem, as long as
the OP pays attention to his connections, but the former might be: the
resistance in cat-5 cable will be considerably higher than in 18ga thermostat
wire.

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