What's the max wire anyone has ran ? I'd like to do 100' to 200'
1648968
I would guess our longest distance is about 150' and our signals are all good.
2254043
Rule of thumb is never run more than 100 feet of line when feeding 100 watts of lights using 16 gauge wire. If you are within these constraints 16 gauge wire is ok no need to spend more on heavier gauge. You can go up to 300 feet using 12 gauge wire but still no more than 100 watts. Run multiple lines as needed.
1110030
I think 16 guage is the biggest wire it recommends. I would get something more heavy duty.
759221
I ran a custom-made cable to a shed in the rear yard, about 200'. Works fine, but I did power it out at the end, only communication back to the Swann unit.
2172277
I always used 12 gauge but i run 100 ' + on most jobs 50 ' 14 /3 would probably work
1293258
Go to home depot buy a 100' (or how much u think you need) roll of 10 gauge stranded copper wire
2077167
Any size will work, but I prefer to put somewhere between 18-14 gauge wiring. Also be careful with that box, it seems to be a little small for the sub. My brother in law blew 2 subs in one of those boxes. He then had a custom sealed one made with .70 ft and haven't had any problems
260808
It seems to me that it was about 4 feet max. I had an electrician hardwire to a GFI outlet. It depends on the location. I also wanted to look neat.
122714
30-40 feet won't be a problem. We're running three of these units, the longest run is about 80 feet.
930288
I have a hundred feet and it works well...you just another person helping to straighten the cable as it gets twisted as you go forward.
1876157
That would be nice. But, no. You will need a good quality outdoor extension chord. I would suggest 100 ft.
1110503
Website states up to 200 feet. I know they don't recommend splicing 2 cables together so you might need to purchase a longer single cable.
1786267
Twelve AWG (Gauge) wire is rated at 20 amps. But there is length limits. The 100 feet plus whatever is in your house from the breaker box to the outlet that it's plugged into starts to get kind of long. Why risk it. Don't load it with more than 15 amps. Make sure the wire going to the outlet your plugging it into is also 12 AWG. If I may also add, if you are going to run an electric snow blower with this I would buy it soon. It's 12/7 and it could snow soon.
2214777
i don't know what is the longest, but I have very long cables run for my install as well that are all of 100 feet. they go at least 55 feet within the house, then go underground to a shed on the other side of my property. I have had absolutely no problems.
758797
I don't know the limit. It works for me at 100 feet. Haven't tried it farther.
965298
It depends on your application and length needed but I find 12-16 gauge best. If you have long runs say over 30ft I would consider the 12 gauge but for anything less you'll be fine with 16 gauge
2152164
I started having trouble with the cable right about 100ft. I did have a couple runs about 150ft, but I ended up having to purchase a 1000ft box of 18/2 and run it to just about all the locations over 100ft.