what kind of wire would you use to extend the original wire
817690
The unit comes with a 5' wire, so I have never tried to attach another wire. I tried to find something on the penny hour website, but that was no help. So, I can't say for sure, but, I think that it may cause interference if you splice another wire onto it. You might try to call Penny hour.
817691
The unit comes with 3-4+ feet of wire. I would NOT extend it due to the fact that the connection may not be good and false readings may be given. just my 2 cents
817692
I would assume any un-shielded wire would work though I have not tried extending it.
817693
I believe its a 10 gauge wire.but to be honest, this spacific model comes with more than 5 feet of wire
2027366
You will need a minimum of 6 gauge wire, if the length of your wire is under 20 feet use 6 gauge and over 20 feet use 4 gauge wire. Great Product!
363379
I believe there is a bushing in there so you can use a smaller gauge wire. I will check when I get home to be sure. They make adapters to go up or down in gauge size if you want to do that.
745183
Sadly there isn't any product that extends the wires. And the wires that are made with them are very thin. When I hooked these up for my step sons I just simply cut off the connected, sized butt connectors and wire to extend what came with the unit. It was a pain but it did the job really well.
855943
Don't skimp on extension cords. Buy a good one and get a thick (low gage) one that matches their recommendation for the length of cord you plan to use.
1385993
If you're going to use the wires that come with the system you would have to splice. Or, you can buy extension cords that can add more length without splicing.
2021388
Mark,Run your wire in an expansion joint or cut one in the concrete. Prior planning prevents poor performance.
227795
I use the Lincoln 0.35 wire, it's a good all around type of wire and it's inexpensive.
2057877
14 gauge is really better. I used 14 gauge and it works great. The longer wire runs should use bigger wire like 14.
1471486
I agree, line is too short. I don't see why speaker wire wouldn't work to extend. If you know anything about splicing, you'll be fine
1112110
Keep the length of the 16AWG wires as short as possible and use the larger wire for the rest of the run it will work fine you don't have to change the 16AWG all the way to the socket. The resistance is dependent not only on the cross sectional dimension of the wire but the length of the run
1766398
Thanks for your question. You can use another cable but I would use the one that came with them. You can extend it if you need to.
1600460
It depends on how long the extension cord will be. Under 50 feet I would go with 14 gauge wire. Over 50 feet I would go 12 gauge wire. I needed a 90 foot extension cord for my yard. I had to make my own wire using 12 gauge wire and have not had a problem with performance. One thing to note, my 90 foot wire is very heavy.
1524350
Not sure that I can add anything to this. The only thing I can say is to look at the way the wire was attached that you are replacing very carefully, and replace with new wire the same way. Look at other answers for details if you can not figure it out.
134626
This may be a little light for your use. I would use a heavier gauge wire. (10 or 15 gauge).
1798214
If you are using existing system shouldn't need wire.I did go to hardware store for ends as existing were soldered
317652
Yes you do, it will not accept larger wire. If you have a different size wire, we offer these in other sizes, what size wire do you have?