I've got a surround system pre-installed (into ceilings &amp; walls) when our house was built 11 yrs ago. How can I tell what kind of wire it is? 12,16,18
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You could remove one of the speakers or the port in the wall to see ether end of the wire. The size should be printed at intervals along the wire.
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I received the exact model shown and it matches(size and wires) the ones in my house. The plug for the wires is tee shaped as are the plugs that were installed in my house. They are a direct replacement and I did not change the wires. This model is an upgraded version(new hush feature). My house was built in 2000. If your house is older, you may have to splice in the new plug(tee) that comes with the detector.
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I like 16awg speaker wire.it match my home theater installation,i like the big gauge.talk to the guys that do this for a living,they say all three are good.
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Any speaker wire will do, just remember to keep them polarized. (positive to positive, negative to negative). Great speaker system, by the way!
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The wires are about 8 -10 feet long, I had a lot of wire left when I installed my system.
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Hard wire, I believe. Test before you install to make sure this works. Mine was damaged.
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I would highly recommend getting some better quality speaker wire ( such as 16-14 gauge). The wire that is supplied with system is very cheap zip wire.
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I used my own wire for the outside door bell intercom. The larger monitor is a plug in and it isn't very long. I spliced all of my stuff to make things work. I ran my wire over 50' from outside inside the walls.
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Thanks, Daniel. I got 12-gauge speaker wire from monoprice and it works wonders :)
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Although it doesn't tell you which wire is power or ground... Just have to figure it out. I would rig up a wall plug and hook up the wires and use a meter to see what is what. Hope that helps!!
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Not sure, but just to re-confirm, the item was purely a black wire. There are not other parts to it as the picture shows. At least that is how mine came. The instructions are the same as what you find on youtube. My suggestion is look up the instructions on youtube, buy a 12" ground wire, and do it yourself.
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I'm not sure what wire that system uses, but this wire is a single stran of copper wire. It worked great for my invisible fence system.
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Yeah, they are proprietary - I had wired the speaker lines into the walls before drywalling my basement, so I had no choice but to cut them. It all works fine though. I didn't even solder the connections - I just used wire nuts.
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Most residential homes have 14/2 cable wiring in their home. With that said, it depends on what you're hooking it to, so I'd look at the existing wiring that you're connecting to before buying the wiring.
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The center wire should be Positive. Sorry that's the best I can tell you, it's been way too long since I installed mine.
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They have loose wires coming out the back of the housing. You can wire it to what ever you want.
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Yes. You can get new wires in three colors red, green and yellow. I believe they are 16 gauge. After that, it's a matter of splicing the wires in place. also, I found that braiding the wires before installing them helped cut down on clutter and difficulty in hiding the wires. Obviously, you should try to salvage the original wires. I hope this helps