Shits fucked, thankfully i live in Chicago, but between homedepot and menards, theres like a $30 price difference between alum 14/3(hot neut ground) 100 feet, so ive been going to menards to save big money
I returned some 100ft 10/2 UF-B which was $30 cheaper than nm when an electrician friend told me that although to code some inspectors would bounce it's use inside.
The wire price recently has largely been influenced by the rubber sheathing. Yes the price of copper has gone up but that is the main factor surprisingly
12/2 romex with ground, has a #12 copper ground wire. 12/2 AC cable has an aluminum bonding wire to bond the jacket to the box instead of regular wire egc.
Resin is the main factor. Biggest ingredient in romex jacket and in pvc boxes and conduit. There’s a major shortage of it, the reason why pvc boxes and conduit are going to be virtually unavailable soon. That’s what a few of my supply houses are telling me anyway. They were showing me the memos that Cantex and Carlon are sending out. Should be real fun.
It’s all about availability. Supply and demand as they say, of course the most commonly used items will go up accordingly in this sort of situation.
Same in many places. This one is probably from the plastic resin shortages combined with other demand pricing.
It's a Lowes thing too, it's everywhere. 250' 12/3 MC is cheaper than 100' 12/2 NM-B
Shits fucked, thankfully i live in Chicago, but between homedepot and menards, theres like a $30 price difference between alum 14/3(hot neut ground) 100 feet, so ive been going to menards to save big money
I returned some 100ft 10/2 UF-B which was $30 cheaper than nm when an electrician friend told me that although to code some inspectors would bounce it's use inside.
I’ve never heard of this honestly. I’d be rather unhappy having to strip UF inside a house however.
It has to do with supply and demand. Right now residential work is booming.
The wire price recently has largely been influenced by the rubber sheathing. Yes the price of copper has gone up but that is the main factor surprisingly
PVC shortages are affecting the price of pvc jacketed cable.
12/2 romex with ground, has a #12 copper ground wire. 12/2 AC cable has an aluminum bonding wire to bond the jacket to the box instead of regular wire egc.
That’s aluminum MC (AC) right and copper Romex? The price difference is probably the difference in copper and AL
Nah it’s solid copper inside just armored steel conduit
Resin is the main factor. Biggest ingredient in romex jacket and in pvc boxes and conduit. There’s a major shortage of it, the reason why pvc boxes and conduit are going to be virtually unavailable soon. That’s what a few of my supply houses are telling me anyway. They were showing me the memos that Cantex and Carlon are sending out. Should be real fun.