Wired my home in Europe (obviously 220v there). My assumption is wires are wires and as long as the AMPs are covered, it can be used in north america. I have a cottage I want to update some old wiring there, and am considering bringing over the leftovers as it's much cheaper here. Anyone know of a reason (other than colors) this would pose an issue? It's built to carry a higher voltage and more than enough amps, so I can't see it being an issue other than colour coding my ends at the connections to avoid confusion.
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If you are talking about using T&E, for North America you will need cable with the same size CPC as the live conductors. That is not the case with UK cable, if that's what you have.
Might be worth looking at the thread below.
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I suspect European cable won't meet the requirements of the NEC, but not sure
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Might be worth looking at the thread below.
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I suspect European cable won't meet the requirements of the NEC, but not sure
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