Is There a Primary Wire Heat-Shrinkable Tubing for Both 12 and 16 Gauge Wire

Updated 02/28/2023 | Published 02/27/2023

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Primary Wire Heat-Shrinkable Tubing - 12-8 Gauge - Red - 1/4" Shrink Diameter - 6" Long

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Question:

Hello, do you have a heat shrink tube that will accommodate size 12 and 16 stranded wire? How should I make a weather tight three-way wire connection? Thank you

asked by: Dan

Expert Reply:

The heat shrink tubing for a 12 gauge wire is 1/4" diameter like the Primary Wire Heat-Shrinkable Tubing part # DW05448 and the heat shrink tubing for a 16 gauge wire is 1/8" diameter like the Primary Wire Heat-Shrinkable Tubing part # DW05452. There isn't one tubing that will cover both sizes well.

I'm not really sure what you're doing but if you'll be attaching three wires together, I would just use 3-way crimp connector which can be obtained locally and heat shrink each of the wires separately to the connector. That said, I again don't really know what you're doing so it's difficult to advise on install practices outside of just general tips.

expert reply by: Conner L