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Under the carpet can be seen and felt... down the cold air return is 100% invisible

Running wire in ducting is against code for a reason. If there were a fire in your home and it reached the return, the wire could act as a conduit and spread the flames/toxic smoke further in the house.

I bet your insurance co. would be able to use that as a 'contributing factor' and use it to deny/reduce your claim.

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Running wire in ducting is against code for a reason. If there were a fire in your home and it reached the return, the wire could act as a conduit and spread the flames/toxic smoke further in the house.

I bet your insurance co. would be able to use that as a 'contributing factor' and use it to deny/reduce your claim.

I'd bet not ;) Although I'm sure they'd try

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I'd bet not ;) Although I'm sure they'd try

I wouldn't risk it personally.

Another tip: If you do decide to run the wire somewhere that means cutting drywall, closets are a great place to cut your holes. Most people will never notice a patch job there.

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Running wire in ducting is against code for a reason. If there were a fire in your home and it reached the return, the wire could act as a conduit and spread the flames/toxic smoke further in the house.

I bet your insurance co. would be able to use that as a 'contributing factor' and use it to deny/reduce your claim.

Hes right. If its against code, the insurance co will use it against you if they find it.

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