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Coated wire for running doorbell (Chime) wires?

Coated wire for running doorbell (Chime) wires?

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Coated wire for running doorbell (Chime) wires?

I've been looking into supplies for running a replacement wired doorbell chime.

Most of the doorbell wire I'm finding on Amazon and at Home Depot are twisted wires and do not have a sheathing on them.

Are there code reasoning for this?
I've seen the following wires on Platt's site which mention an alias as a doorbell wire.
https://www.platt.com/platt-electric...px?zpid=153480

I'm hoping to use coated wiring mainly for aesthetic purposes.

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Usually thermostat cable is used for doorbell wiring.

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Thanks! I found this stuff at the local box store but It'll look ugly in my unfinished basement.

https://www.homedepot.com/p/Southwir...0023/205717549

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So use this instead.....Southwire-50-ft-18-2-Brown-Solid-CU-CL2-Thermostat-Wire

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