Questions and Answers for Cerrowire 50 ft. 12/2 Yellow Solid CerroMax SLiPWire Copper NM-B Wire

A:  Yes, the paper is the same. It has identical characteristics and property intents for isolating and protecting the conductor group.

A:  If I'm not mistaken I think they weigh about like 30 or 40 lb or it feels like it.

A:  One roll weighs around 20 pounds.

A:  A complete roll probably weighs somewhere in the 25-30lb range.

A:  Hello, Mike. Thank you for your recent inquiry about the Cerrowire 250 ft. 12/2 NM-B Wire. The manufacturer lists the item's weight as 21.4 pounds. For any other questions, please call us at HomeDepot.com Customer Service 800-430-3376. Thank you for shopping Home Depot.

A:  This is not stranded wire, if that's what you mean - it's solid conductor. The only difference between this Cerrowire and the Southwire 12/2 is who manufacturers it. They are for all intents and purposes related to electrical work, designed to be interchangeable.

A:  This is not wire, but a cable assembly made up of two insulated conductors and one bare conductor. This Cerrowire 12-2 NM-B cable is very similar to Southwire 12-2 NM-B cable.

A:  Not quite sure what you mean by soft wire but I take it you're either referring to stranded thhn or SO cord. Either way these styles are not the same as the Southwire romex. All these are totally different applications.

A:  Yes. It's just electrical wire. Use the bottom passthroughs on the light switch so that the light doesn't have to be on for the new plug to work

A:  It will but I don't recommend it

A:  Your receptacles will do fine with this gauge wire based on your load demands. Lighting is normally 14/2 w ground. My garage receptacles are all wired with this wire and 20 amp breakers. My lighting wired 14/2 with 15 amp breakers.

A:  It really depends on your town electrical code. I have used 12-2 with ground for the outlets and lights. Underground may need to be in pvc tubing. If not, they make 12-2 with ground UF which stands for Underground Feed.

A:  I see it's the same price as the Southwire product at Lowes, exactly the same to the penny.

A:  Somebody messed up on the pricing. This stuff is like 60 bucks in store

A:  Lowes is currently half this price.

A:  I found this correctly priced, light weight and easy to use. NO problems with sheathing when properly installed and used according to load limits. I would use this product again without hesitation. PS, Project inspected and approved with no objections.

A:  I'm not aware of any issues with the quality of the sheathing or jacket of the romex wire. In my opinion the price is correct.

A:  1/2" or 9/16 staples are the common size to use for this romex wire.

A:  I would recommend a 1/2" staple.

A:  You need at least a gauge 6 wire for that many amps

A:  8 gauge would be the minimim depending on the type of wire utilized, however, 6 gauge would be highly recommended.

A:  For a 50 amp circuit, the correct size wire gauge is #8.

A:  If NM-B cable you can use a #6, but if THHN in conduit you can use a #8.