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Title: Residential Electrical Wiring Suplies -> Best place to buy?
Post by: Dustin Mustangs on March 06, 2007, 09:00:02 am

I am about to drop a few bills on a couple hundred feet of 3 conductor 20 amp wire, some square D breakers, boxes, switches, outlets, ect and I was wondering where is the best place to buy this stuff.  The lowes / home depot route is most convenient for me but I am wondering if I can get this stuff cheaper somewhere else.  Online maybe??  I tried searching and really didn't find much.  Any ideas???


Thanks!

 :cheers: 

Title: Re: Residential Electrical Wiring Suplies -> Best place to buy?
Post by: shardian on March 06, 2007, 09:18:06 am

If you go to the post office, they have a packet they give you if you are moving to a new house (you don't acutally have to be moving). It is supposed to have a 10% off coupon for lowes. Could be pretty valuable if you are buying a few hundred dollars worth of electrical stuff.

Title: Re: Residential Electrical Wiring Suplies -> Best place to buy?
Post by: Angry_Radish on March 06, 2007, 09:41:19 am

By my place, there are a few electrical contractor supply houses, and they will sell to the public no problem, it's just not advertised.

Title: Re: Residential Electrical Wiring Suplies -> Best place to buy?
Post by: shardian on March 06, 2007, 10:35:56 am

Quote from: Angry_Radish on March 06, 2007, 09:41:19 am

By my place, there are a few electrical contractor supply houses, and they will sell to the public no problem, it's just not advertised.

However, their prices will probably not be better than Lowes because you aren't buying in bulk.

Title: Re: Residential Electrical Wiring Suplies -> Best place to buy?
Post by: Ken Layton on March 06, 2007, 10:40:11 am

Quote from: Dustin Mustangs on March 06, 2007, 09:00:02 am

I am about to drop a few bills on a couple hundred feet of 3 conductor 20 amp wire, some square D breakers, boxes, switches, outlets, ect and I was wondering where is the best place to buy this stuff.  The lowes / home depot route is most convenient for me but I am wondering if I can get this stuff cheaper somewhere else.  Online maybe??  I tried searching and really didn't find much.  Any ideas???


Thanks!

 :cheers: 

Online:

W.W. Grainger Company

McMaster-Carr Company

Locally:

Platt Electric (wholesale limited to Washington state)

Title: Re: Residential Electrical Wiring Suplies -> Best place to buy?
Post by: boykster on March 06, 2007, 12:37:46 pm

Ken beat me to it with Grainger and Mcmaster-Carr....

another one to check if you have locally is Graybar.  I buy all kinds of line voltage and low voltage stuff from them, and they tend to have most things in stock (even some oddball stuff) or can get it pretty quickly.

Price wise, gonna be hard to beat Lowe's / Home Depot....

 :dunno

Title: Re: Residential Electrical Wiring Suplies -> Best place to buy?
Post by: Dustin Mustangs on March 06, 2007, 03:42:57 pm

Good stuff here.  Thanks guys.

 ;D