WG ROMEX NMB 8/3

🔌 What it means

• WG → often a distributor shorthand (commonly “with ground” or warehouse grading; not part of the official NEC name)
• ROMEX → trade name for nonmetallic sheathed cable (NM cable)
• NMB → Non-Metallic Building cable (plastic jacketed electrical wire for indoor use)
• 8/3 → cable configuration:
  • 8 gauge wire
  • 3 conductors + ground (black, red, white + bare copper ground)

⚡ What this cable is used for

8/3 NM-B (Romex-style) wire is heavy-duty residential wiring used for 240V circuits, such as:

• Electric dryers
• Electric ranges / ovens
• Water heaters
• Large HVAC equipment (some AC condensers)
• Subpanels (short runs depending on code/load)