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Catagory 5 Installation with A/C Power wiring 1
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Accessdabbler
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The CAT 5 cabling should be as far away from the A/C wiring as possible and should cross it at a 90-degree angle if they must.
Electricians are NOT network cable installers. These are two separate specialties. I would ask the electrician what network testing equipment he intends to use when the cable is finally installed. If he shows you a voltmeter, chase him down the street with a chainsaw...
Electricians are NOT network cable installers. These are two separate specialties. I would ask the electrician what network testing equipment he intends to use when the cable is finally installed. If he shows you a voltmeter, chase him down the street with a chainsaw...
Very smart move. But it leads to more questions.
How many runs per room and how many rooms, and where is the patch panel going? And will they be running telephone over cat5? Ed Fair
Any advice I give is my best judgement based on my interpretation of the facts you supply. Help increase my knowledge by providing some feedback, good or bad, on any advice I have given.
How many runs per room and how many rooms, and where is the patch panel going? And will they be running telephone over cat5? Ed Fair
Any advice I give is my best judgement based on my interpretation of the facts you supply. Help increase my knowledge by providing some feedback, good or bad, on any advice I have given.
Check out the line of products from Leviton for terminating this wiring. Home Depot carries some of the equipment and a lot more is available via various vendors on the Internet. They have a box that can be mounted between two studs and will allow for the attachment of video, telephone and network equipment.
I would strongly recommend installing at least 2 Cat5e and 2 RJ6 Coax cables to each room. There is even a cable available at most Home Depot's that combines 2 Cat5, 2 RJ6 and 2 Fiber into one jacket. Saves lots of time and effort as opposed to pulling 4 different cables. Not cheap though...
I would strongly recommend installing at least 2 Cat5e and 2 RJ6 Coax cables to each room. There is even a cable available at most Home Depot's that combines 2 Cat5, 2 RJ6 and 2 Fiber into one jacket. Saves lots of time and effort as opposed to pulling 4 different cables. Not cheap though...
as a 30 year electrican, the placement of cat5 cables should be up to the owner, the cable can be very close to elect. wiring but not in same pipes, boxes, etc. look behind any computer they are all criss crossing. a good engineer can help you. if you are building a new house talk to the engineer that designed the house. don't go by what an elect. tells you. do a google search for house network wiring. there are many many different kinds of wiring techniques. lots of luck
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daronwilson
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Well....as Nixon would say, "Let me say this about that".
I'm a licensed limited energy electrician, and I do network cabling for a living. Our company has several network installers at each of our locations. We work with the line voltage electricians to get the customer the full service deal. Please don't lump everyone into a label and say that an electrician cannot know how to do network wiring. Some do.
The advice is good, find out what the electricians qualifications are and how he will warranty the cable installation. Proximity of data wiring to electrical circuits is important, and if you look behind my installed equipment, you won't see it all crisscrossed, because that is sloppy and troublesome.
If you want to wire for the future, consider following the EIA/TIA standards for residential wiring. Essentially that will get you 2 cat5e's and 2 RG6 coax at every location, home run to an equipment room and terminated properly on a panel.
Here's my two cents worth:
1. Anywhere you think you might want a phone/data/tv/camera etc., put wire to that location or if you are unsure what will go there put conduit to that location.
2. The standard recommends 2 cat5e, 2 RG6, but it really is somewhat impractical for some things. I may want a phone by the toilet when I'm older, chances are i'm not every going to have a need or room for a computer or television set right there at any time. So, I'd just run one Cat5e there for a phone.
3. I'd stick with 5e as a minimum for phone or data, personally I like to use two different colors cause it looks clean and easy to sort out. When choosing the RG6, I would select a product that has a solid copper core. Most cheap stuff has a copper coated steel core which is ok for TV, not so great for video.
4. If this is your home, pick where you want the outlets, and listen to someone who has wired many homes. Designers and Architects (generally) care about how it all 'looks'. They dont have to live there, they dont have to use the stuff, they just want it to look pretty. Think it out, think about where you might want an outlet, you dont have to plug anything into it, but at least put them where you anticipate doing anything that requires connectivity.
You may want to find a custom home outfit, one that does home theater and sound systems and the like. Those folks usually will walk through and give you lots of ideas.
Anyway, good luck! It is only my opinion, based on my experience and education...I am always willing to learn, educate me!
Daron J. Wilson, RCDD
daron.wilson@lhmorris.com
I'm a licensed limited energy electrician, and I do network cabling for a living. Our company has several network installers at each of our locations. We work with the line voltage electricians to get the customer the full service deal. Please don't lump everyone into a label and say that an electrician cannot know how to do network wiring. Some do.
The advice is good, find out what the electricians qualifications are and how he will warranty the cable installation. Proximity of data wiring to electrical circuits is important, and if you look behind my installed equipment, you won't see it all crisscrossed, because that is sloppy and troublesome.
If you want to wire for the future, consider following the EIA/TIA standards for residential wiring. Essentially that will get you 2 cat5e's and 2 RG6 coax at every location, home run to an equipment room and terminated properly on a panel.
Here's my two cents worth:
1. Anywhere you think you might want a phone/data/tv/camera etc., put wire to that location or if you are unsure what will go there put conduit to that location.
2. The standard recommends 2 cat5e, 2 RG6, but it really is somewhat impractical for some things. I may want a phone by the toilet when I'm older, chances are i'm not every going to have a need or room for a computer or television set right there at any time. So, I'd just run one Cat5e there for a phone.
3. I'd stick with 5e as a minimum for phone or data, personally I like to use two different colors cause it looks clean and easy to sort out. When choosing the RG6, I would select a product that has a solid copper core. Most cheap stuff has a copper coated steel core which is ok for TV, not so great for video.
4. If this is your home, pick where you want the outlets, and listen to someone who has wired many homes. Designers and Architects (generally) care about how it all 'looks'. They dont have to live there, they dont have to use the stuff, they just want it to look pretty. Think it out, think about where you might want an outlet, you dont have to plug anything into it, but at least put them where you anticipate doing anything that requires connectivity.
You may want to find a custom home outfit, one that does home theater and sound systems and the like. Those folks usually will walk through and give you lots of ideas.
Anyway, good luck! It is only my opinion, based on my experience and education...I am always willing to learn, educate me!
Daron J. Wilson, RCDD
daron.wilson@lhmorris.com
The Solution for that would be not to use any cablilng instead you can get the power line adapters (NETGEAR XE601, XE602) that can help you to transmit the data through already installed electrical cables.
-Netgear has got the Powerline Router as well
-Netgear has got the Powerline Router as well
daronwilson
Vendor
Well yes that is one option, you could get up to 14 mbs of throughput. If you are building new or have the option of wiring, I'd be pulling Cat5e or so and having a connection ready for 100mbs per drop.
Almost anytime you combine services on a medium, you stand to lose something, and that is usually bandwidth or speed.
Good Luck!
It is only my opinion, based on my experience and education...I am always willing to learn, educate me!
Daron J. Wilson, RCDD
daron.wilson@lhmorris.com
Almost anytime you combine services on a medium, you stand to lose something, and that is usually bandwidth or speed.
Good Luck!
It is only my opinion, based on my experience and education...I am always willing to learn, educate me!
Daron J. Wilson, RCDD
daron.wilson@lhmorris.com
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