2/14/2017 THHNWirevsTHWNWireNowDualRatedTHHN/THWN2ElectricalWire

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THHNvsTHWNWire

THHNWireisatypeofelectricalwiremostcommonlyusedinconduitandcabletraysforservices,feedersandbranchcircuitsincommercial
applications.Itcanbeusedoutdoorsbecauseit'swater,gasandsolventresistantthankstoitsPVC/Nyloninsulation.

THHNDualRating

AllofourTHHNelectricalwireisdualratedwith
THWNwirebecausethey'remanufacturedvery
similarwithalmostnocostdifference.It'sthemost
standardtypeofelectricalwireonthemarketbecause
it'susedasasinglecondutorelectricalwireandalso
usedinmostelectricalcablesaswell.

THHNTHWNWireInformation
THHNstandsfor"ThermoplasticHighHeatResistantNylonCoated"andwealsohavetheTHWNratingonallofourTHHNelectricalwire.
Theadded"W"standsforwaterresistant.IfourwirewassimplyTHHNratedthenitwouldnotbewaterresistant,howeverallofoursingle
conductorTHHNelectricalwireisTriratedforTHHN,THWNandMTW.It'sastrandedorsolidbarecopperwirewithaPVCinsulationover
it.

SouthWireisthemanufacturerofourelectricalwireandtheynolongermakethesingleratedwireforTHHNorTHWN.It'smucheasiertojust
manufacturetheTriratedmaterialandsellitatthesameprice.

Copperisavolatilecommoditytradedonthestockmarketsothepriceofwirewillgoupanddownonadaytodaybasis.Sincetheelectrical
wirewehaveinstockisallcopperwithasmallamountofinsulationthepriceisaffecteddrastically.

Weevensellalotoftinnedcopperwirewithorwithoutinsulation.MTWwirecomesinbarecopperortinnedcopperbecauseeachtypeofwire
hasit'sadvantages.Thebarecopperisusedintheelectricalfieldasapowersupplyandthetinnedcopperhasasimilarjobtosupplypowerbut
thetinisusedtomakesolderingeasier.Thetinwillmeltslightlyandadheretothesoldermuchbetter.

SincethereareveryslightdifferencesbetweenTHHNwire,THWNwireandMTWwiretheyareeasilymanufacturedintoonewirewithall
ratings.Ifyouhaveanyelectricalwirequestionspleasefeelfreetocalloremailtoaskthem.

WhenusedasTypeTHHN,orT90Nylonconductorissuitableforuseindrylocationsattemperaturesnottoexceed90C.WhenusedasType
THWN2orTWN75,conductorissuitableforuseinwetordrylocationsattemperaturesnottoexceed90Cornottoexceed75Cwhen
exposedtooil.WhenusedasTypeMTW,conductorissuitableforuseinwetlocationsorwhenexposedtooilattemperaturesnottoexceed
60Cordrylocationsattemperaturesnottoexceed90C(withampacitylimitedtothatfor75CconductortemperatureperNFPA79).

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Conductortemperaturesnottoexceed105CindrylocationswhenratedAWMandusedasappliancewiringmaterialorwhenusedasT90
Nylon.Voltageforallapplicationsis600volts.Thiscablemaybeinstalledwithouttheneedforpullinglubricant.

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ElectricalWireAbbreviations THHNElectricalWire
MCCableVSUFBUndergroundCable MTWWire
RomexNMBWireInformation THWNWire
UndergroundUFBCableInformation THHNvsTHWN
UndergroundMCCableInformation

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