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What house wire should I use for a new home in India?

Quick answer

For a home being wired today, a sensible specification is:

  • Grade: HR-FR-LSH or HFFR, from a BIS-certified manufacturer
  • Lighting circuits: 1.5 sq mm
  • General power points: 2.5 sq mm
  • Geyser, small AC: 4 sq mm
  • Large AC, EV charger: 6 sq mm

Two points worth planning for. First, size against the load you will actually have, not the one you have today — EV chargers, inverter ACs and induction cooking all arrived after most Indian homes were wired. Second, use the correct current column from the datasheet: a wire in conduit carries less than the same wire clipped to a surface.

Slightly oversizing key circuits now is far cheaper than rewiring later.

For a new home, Anushakti Fire Protekt HFFR or Anushakti HR-FR-LSH are the grades to look at. Size each circuit with the wire calculator.

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