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genius
May 3, 2012, 4:52:25 PM5/3/12
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Hey all,
I am trying to move my sprinkler controller (an Orbit digital job
about 4 years old) to a more convenient spot in the garage. It has
very thick, I would guess 12 gauge wire going from the valves to the
controller box. Is that the required thickness? I was thinking if I
used cat5e, there's 4 twisted pair so I can get a unique colored wire
for each of my 8 zones which would make reconnecting after I spliced
in 25' or so of cat5e, to the timer quite simple since I know which
wire would be which zone. I googled all over and it looks like
minimum 14 gauge for underground use. Since I am above ground and in
a garage, can I use the cat5e even though it's 24 gauge?
TIA
I am trying to move my sprinkler controller (an Orbit digital job
about 4 years old) to a more convenient spot in the garage. It has
very thick, I would guess 12 gauge wire going from the valves to the
controller box. Is that the required thickness? I was thinking if I
used cat5e, there's 4 twisted pair so I can get a unique colored wire
for each of my 8 zones which would make reconnecting after I spliced
in 25' or so of cat5e, to the timer quite simple since I know which
wire would be which zone. I googled all over and it looks like
minimum 14 gauge for underground use. Since I am above ground and in
a garage, can I use the cat5e even though it's 24 gauge?
TIA
Bob F
May 3, 2012, 10:56:50 PM5/3/12
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tra...@optonline.net
May 4, 2012, 1:19:22 PM5/4/12
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I've never seen 14 gauge used on a residential system.
14 gauge would support 15 amp AC circuits in a house.
Must be a real pain to work with, connect to terminals, etc.
Whoever used that must be a real knucklehead.
The sprinkler system probably uses less than 100miliamps to work the
valves. Look at the rating on
the wall transformer.
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