What is this wire?

[NAoZ]

Can anyone tell what this wire is for? Its just hanging there in a room not being used. The wire goes into a wall with other electical lines and I cant follow it to the origin.

[KhunLA]

used for whatever you connect it to.

[NAoZ]

2 hours ago, KhunLA said:

used for whatever you connect it to.

It was already like this when I moved in. I never connect it to anything.

[mrwebb8825]

Put a meter on it and turn on all your breakers and switches. If it's hot then it's probably a "Switch leg" for a light or fan and should be capped off.

If it it's hot, it may still be a "switch leg" but not connected in the wall box.

[Crossy]

Are the "cores" solid?

 

It's difficult to tell without scale but it could be a phone line.

 

 

[NAoZ]

18 hours ago, mrwebb8825 said:

Put a meter on it and turn on all your breakers and switches. If it's hot then it's probably a "Switch leg" for a light or fan and should be capped off.

If it it's hot, it may still be a "switch leg" but not connected in the wall box.

I unfortunately dont have a meter...

[NAoZ]

15 hours ago, Crossy said:

Are the "cores" solid?

 

It's difficult to tell without scale but it could be a phone line.

 

 

Cores are solid and quite thin, like 1mm thin.

[FriendlyFarang]

Probably an old phone line.

[FrederikKitten]

Does it tingle when you lick both wires at the same time? ????

[OneMoreFarang]

46 minutes ago, FriendlyFarang said:

Probably an old phone line.

Somehow it is funny that some of us have to remember the time of those stationary phones. Like everybody had one at home. I even had two at home. Amazing!

 

[The Hammer2021]

45 minutes ago, FrederikKitten said:

Does it tingle when you lick both wires at the same time? ????

My thought entirely

[NAoZ]

I kind of dont want to lick it, but seems like unimportant wires that I wont be able to use it?

[sezze]

When you dont have a meter , use a lightbulb . Do you have any switch where you do not know what it is for ?

[bluejets]

In-house phone lines are usually 2 pair, red, black, white and blue.

But....TIT so anything goes.

 

 

[NAoZ]

16 hours ago, sezze said:

When you dont have a meter , use a lightbulb . Do you have any switch where you do not know what it is for ?

No unknown switch in the room. The wire is hanging right next to the breaker that goes to the AC unit, not sure if it means anything.

[sezze]

4 hours ago, NAoZ said:

No unknown switch in the room. The wire is hanging right next to the breaker that goes to the AC unit, not sure if it means anything.

Maybe , older temp control , non remote type . You find them still around here and there .