btruppel said:
when the comment was made about the insulation on low volt cable being very toxic I have to agree with another member that said there are many things in a home that when burned are toxic and I think that might be illrelivent to the situation.
Here's the skinny on the situation. I called UL. UL only tests the product for outdoor use unless the manufacturer specifically asks for it to be tested for indoor use. Unfortunately there is no info on it being tested for indoor use.
Now, you may ask why it is not suitable for indoor and the fact is it may very well be but no one has tested it for that use. When UL tests wire for indoor use one factor they test for is what they call the "vertical flame rating". Thus romex going up the wall, if ignited, will only burn in the spot where the fire is. If it did not have a vertical flame rating it could act like a wick where the flame would travel up the wire. Landscape wire does not have this rating.
So-- I would say no you cannot use outdoor landscape wire indoors unless it has been tested for it. It has nothing to do with not being rated for 600 volts.
Standard Landscape lighting cable is not rated for 90 degrees, that is why you may not use indoors. I incorrectly stated that cable has to be rated for 600 volts indoors. Check out the website for q-tran wire. It has the correct ratings.
Are you sure about this???:-? Do you mean to say that I cannot run TW wire indoors???
http://www.q-tran.com/QWIRE.html
This cable is OK for indoor and outdoor use.
Yes but this cable is basically a stranded uf cable.