I think the link you are referring to is mainly discussing the curent carring characteristics of wire in conjunction with appropriate wire sizing for it's application. In such uses, the result of using too small a wire with a larger current draw is increased heat. I am referring to ambient temperature. While Additionally, musch of the wiring i am referring to has no current draw to speak of eg..telephone, lan and cable lines. The lan wire i have is rated at 75 degrees C. This temperature rating is on the outer insulation of the wiring. However, the telephone and RG6 cable tv wiring does not have a temerature rating. Additionally, this house was built after 1984 and there is also no temperature rating on the 12/2 grounded electrical wiring. (either existing or newly purchased)I see on the link you referred me to it stated that as of 1984 the electrical wiring must be rated at 194 degrees F for farm building. It does not specify if that code was also carried over to residential buildings. But since this document is referring to non-residential wiring codes and is referring to the current carrying characteristics of wire, i am not sure if it really answers the question at hand. Thanks for the assistance, if there is any further information you or anyone else has, please let me know. |
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