18-2 BLACK AND WHITE WIRE (PRICE PER FOOT)

Name: 18-2 BLACK AND WHITE WIRE (PRICE PER FOOT)
Brand: LEDCO
SKU: LCWIRE-182-BK-WH
Price: 0.97 CAD
Availability: InStock

SKU: LCWIRE-182-BK-WH

Brand: LEDCO

Every lighting project eventually comes down to one humble hero: the wire that gets power where it needs to go. This 18-2 black and white wire, sold by the foot, is the two-conductor low voltage wire that installers reach for again and again — whether you call it 18/2 wire, 18 gauge two-conductor wire, lamp wire, light wire or simply LED hookup wire. The black-and-white jacket pairing makes polarity obvious at a glance, so you know your positive and negative (or line and neutral) without guessing halfway up a ladder.

Because it is cut and priced per foot, you order exactly the length your run needs — no leftover spools cluttering the van or the garage shelf. The 18 AWG two-conductor build strikes the balance most lighting jobs want: enough copper to carry the load of typical LED runs, yet flexible and slim enough to slip through a LED channel, behind a cabinet toe-kick, through a soffit or inside a pot light housing. The black and white colour coding follows the convention electricians and contractors already read instinctively, which keeps troubleshooting fast and terminations tidy at the driver, the connector or the terminal block.

This is the wire for residential and commercial projects alike: under-cabinet LED strip light runs in a kitchen, linear fixtures in a dining room, display lighting in a boutique, sign and cove lighting in a restaurant, or extending a feed to a remote driver in a basement renovation. Canadian jobs often mean long horizontal pulls through joists and cold-side chases, so having the right length of clean two-conductor wire on hand saves a second trip. Working with colour-changing tape or multi-channel controllers instead? Pair this SKU with the 22-4 RGB wire or the 22-5 RGB-W wire, and keep the 18-2 black and red wire handy when a job calls for a different colour code. Order SKU LCWIRE-182-BK-WH by the foot and wire it right the first time.

What this wire is
This is a two-conductor 18 AWG wire with one black conductor and one white conductor, sold and cut by the foot. It is the everyday workhorse of low voltage lighting: the run between a driver or power supply and a strip, the jumper between two fixture sections, the extension from a transformer to a remote load. Two conductors, two clearly different colours, nothing extra to strip or sort. If you have been searching for 18/2 wire, 18 gauge speaker-style two-wire, lamp cord or plain LED hookup wire, this is the product that answers all of those names.

Why 18 AWG matters
Conductor size is the single most overlooked detail in low voltage installs. Thinner wire on a long run means more voltage drop, and voltage drop shows up as tape that looks bright at the feed and dull at the far end, or drivers that never quite reach their rated output. Stepping up to 18 AWG instead of a thinner 22 gauge conductor gives you more copper cross-section for the same run, which helps hold light output consistent from the first emitter to the last. As a rule of thumb, keep the feed as short as practical, place the driver near the load when you can, and feed long tape runs from both ends rather than pushing everything through a single long leg.

Technical specifications
SKU: LCWIRE-182-BK-WH
Type: 18-2 wire, two conductors
Gauge: 18 AWG
Conductor colours: black and white
Sold: per foot (cut to your length)
Intended use: residential and commercial projects

Installation and terminations
Plan the route before you cut: measure the path the wire will actually take, including the drop down a wall, the turn at a corner and the service loop you want at the driver end. Strip only as much jacket as the terminal needs, keep the strands twisted, and use solderless connectors, a terminal block or soldered joints for a permanent, low-resistance connection. Respect the colour convention throughout the job — black to one polarity, white to the other — so the next person who opens that junction box can read the circuit in a second. Secure the wire with staples or clips rated for low voltage cable so nothing pulls on the terminations, and never bury a splice where you cannot access it later. Always follow the Canadian Electrical Code and your local inspector's requirements, and when the circuit or the location is outside your comfort zone, bring in a licensed electrician.

Compatible products and applications
Use it for under-cabinet and toe-kick strip lighting, cove and crown moulding runs, closet and pantry lighting, stair and handrail accents, retail display cases, backlit signage, reception desks and restaurant millwork. On multi-colour jobs, switch to the 22-4 RGB wire or the 22-5 RGB-W wire for the extra channels, use the transparent 22-2 wire where the run is visible and you want it to disappear, and pick up the 18-2 wire in black when a single-colour jacket suits the installation better. No spec sheet or IES file is published for this item; the details above reflect everything specified for it.