I'm sorry to broadcast my ignorance, but: Could someone explain to me the significance of the -2 marking? Reply off-list if you wish to save bandwidth...but other List members may also be wondering...
Thanks, Mick Abraham, Proprietor www.abrahamsolar.com Voice: 970-731-4675 On Fri, Jul 23, 2010 at 10:48 AM, Nick Soleil <nicksoleilso...@yahoo.com>wrote: > I have specified THWN-2 for years, but occasionally will not be able to > source it! > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Jul 23, 2010, at 11:37 AM, "Peter Parrish" < > peter.parr...@calsolareng.com> wrote: > > We went through a similar problem with some beach communities here in > SoCal. Because of the high humidity (all winter and summer mornings) they > wanted THWN-2 for all conduit runs (as well as PVC instead of EMT). At first > we were charged a premium for THWN-2 compared to THHN. But then we found a > source at All Phase Electrical Supply Burbank CA (a part of CED) for THWN-2 > #10 stranded @ $162.40/k-ft. Brand is En(m?)core Wire. THWN-2 listing is > printed on the insulation. > > > > - Peter > > > > Peter T. Parrish, Ph.D., President > California Solar Engineering, Inc. > 820 Cynthia Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90065 > CA Lic. 854779, NABCEP Cert. 031806-26 > <peter.parr...@calsolareng.com>peter.parr...@calsolareng.com > Ph 323-258-8883, Mobile 323-839-6108, Fax 323-258-8885 > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > List sponsored by Home Power magazine > > List Address: <RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org> > RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org > > Options & settings: > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > List-Archive: > <http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org> > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > List rules & etiquette: > www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm > > Check out participant bios: > www.members.re-wrenches.org > > > _______________________________________________ > List sponsored by Home Power magazine > > List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org > > Options & settings: > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > List-Archive: > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > List rules & etiquette: > www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm > > Check out participant bios: > www.members.re-wrenches.org > > >
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