Vacuum wire type and size.

[Twodose]

What type of wire is used in vacuums? Is it tew, mtw, awm. Also what size would it be 14, 16, 18?

 

[tdlconceptsllc]

what size vacuum motors you have and how many= determine how many amps they pull when running determine wire size. try to read the watts or amps on the motor data plate. and what size is your breaker inside the electrical panel.

 

[Twodose]

Using Lamb 119414 x 2 on each vac, they don't list the watts on the motor. I am using a 20 amp breaker, there is only #16 wire coming out of the motors so i can't imagine they are drawing much amperage, I'm talking about the type of wire that is used on the vac itself, not the wiring to the vac.

 

[2Biz]

Basic vac motors draw 9a each. So 16g is ok to use from the supply cable inside the vac to each motor . See Link:

https://www.icmag.com/modules/Tutorials/ElectricalSafety/1655.htm

10g wire would be recommended from the ER panel to each vac. Especially for longer runs.

 

[Twodose]

Actually i was wrong, the leads off the motor are #18. I know the vac wire is quite small, figured it was probably #16, but I was more curious about the type of wire used as stated in the original post.

 

[sparkey]

THHN or MTW wire would be fine.