Run 12/3 but only use 2 wires?

12-28-2010, 07:12 PM	#1
monkeystomach Member   Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Virginia Posts: 35	Run 12/3 but only use 2 wires? I'm curious if it is okay (within code) to run 12/3 but only use one hot, the neutral and ground and not use the red? Thanks

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12-28-2010, 07:15 PM	#2
joed Member     Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Welland, Ontario Posts: 6,024	Run 12/3 but only use 2 wires? No problem with that. __________________ Do not PM with questions that can be asked in a forum. I will not respond.

12-28-2010, 07:26 PM	#3
monkeystomach Member   Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Virginia Posts: 35	Run 12/3 but only use 2 wires? Great! Good to know. Thanks

12-28-2010, 07:27 PM	#4
clashley Member   Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Albany, GA Posts: 278	Run 12/3 but only use 2 wires? Quote: Originally Posted by monkeystomach Great! Good to know. Thanks If the red is at any point connected to the hot, you need to cap off the other end.

12-28-2010, 08:03 PM	#5
SubSailor Do it right.   Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Amesbury, MA Posts: 78	Run 12/3 but only use 2 wires? Don't snip the red to where you can't use it. You never know when you may need it in the future.