2 romex in 1 clamp ?

09-03-2012, 09:11 AM	#1
Fix'n it Member   Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: far sw sub chicago Posts: 1,798	2 romex in 1 clamp ? can i run 2 romex lines inside one clamp ? just wondering. __________________ DIY'er, out of necessity. if i did this for a living, i would make about $3.50 an hour To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. i didn't make this world. i just live in it. be careful of whom you make fun of. one day, that could be you...

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09-03-2012, 09:59 AM	#2
gregzoll Average Joe/ex-Navy IC3     Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Midwest - Central Illinois Posts: 9,273	2 romex in 1 clamp ? Look at the packaging. What does it state? __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. : Now listen, Cadet. I've got a job for you. See this button? To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. : Don't touch it! It's the History Eraser button, you fool! To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. : So what'll happen? To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. : That's just it. We don't know. Maybe something bad, maybe something good. I guess we'll never know, 'cause you're going to guard it. You won't touch it, will you?

09-03-2012, 10:06 AM	#3
Fix'n it Member   Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: far sw sub chicago Posts: 1,798	2 romex in 1 clamp ? package is gone. so is most of the wire __________________ DIY'er, out of necessity. if i did this for a living, i would make about $3.50 an hour To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. i didn't make this world. i just live in it. be careful of whom you make fun of. one day, that could be you...

09-03-2012, 10:07 AM	#4
Speedy Petey Licensed Electrical Cont.     Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: NY State Posts: 6,164	2 romex in 1 clamp ? Pretty much any newer NM connector can take two, sometimes even three cables. The package or web site will tell you the combinations of cables it will accept. __________________ Sometimes I feel like if I answer any more questions it is like someone trying to climb over a fence to jump off a bridge and me giving them a boost.

09-03-2012, 10:07 AM	#5
Speedy Petey Licensed Electrical Cont.     Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: NY State Posts: 6,164	2 romex in 1 clamp ? If you are talking about 12/2 or 14/2 cables the answer is basically yes. __________________ Sometimes I feel like if I answer any more questions it is like someone trying to climb over a fence to jump off a bridge and me giving them a boost.

09-03-2012, 10:29 AM	#6
Fix'n it Member   Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: far sw sub chicago Posts: 1,798	2 romex in 1 clamp ? yeah, 14/2 & 14/3. i know they will fit. but i thought it wasn't acceptable practice. thats why i asked. are there any issues with doing it like this ? like harder to work with the wires, or something ... __________________ DIY'er, out of necessity. if i did this for a living, i would make about $3.50 an hour To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. i didn't make this world. i just live in it. be careful of whom you make fun of. one day, that could be you...

09-03-2012, 11:15 AM	#7
Speedy Petey Licensed Electrical Cont.     Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: NY State Posts: 6,164	2 romex in 1 clamp ? Nope. No problem. __________________ Sometimes I feel like if I answer any more questions it is like someone trying to climb over a fence to jump off a bridge and me giving them a boost.