said by patcat88:Then how is extension cord banned from going in walls? I know 8 gauge and bigger are stranded but they aren't stranded the way extension cords are.
Because rubber type flexible cables and lamp cord (two prevelant types of extension cords) are simply not manufactured with, nor required to be manufactured with, the properties of cabling suitable (insulation and jacket) for use hidden within building walls. It has nothing to do with their stranding or temperature rating to my knowledge.
