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Riboflavin
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I want to run some cat6 about 40-50ft through a laundry room to a pc in a back room. I don't want to do it properly through a drop because its a large pain, no flooring in attic, added insulation after built, not sure if I can tag along in an existing power drop and frankly it scares me. :-)
I see different wall hangers online, mostly screw or nail. I've seen some glue but I have been hesitant because in my experience glue either lasts forever and peels off the paint of falls after a year or two. Whats the best way to "hang" cable if you're not going through a wall?
I see different wall hangers online, mostly screw or nail. I've seen some glue but I have been hesitant because in my experience glue either lasts forever and peels off the paint of falls after a year or two. Whats the best way to "hang" cable if you're not going through a wall?
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When I use them I tend to space them about 6-8 inches apart. The holes they leave if you ever pull them out are really small and easy to spot spackle without too much trouble.
Edit: I always run cable along the top of the base board. It provides a nice straight level to gauge against, and if you can match your cable to the baseboard color, will help it blend in and not be obvious.
No. Mixing high voltage and low voltage wiring in the same enclosure or conduit is against electrical code as a fire and electrocution hazard.
Well, that good to know and I'm glad I found out here and not after I tried it. :-)
Thanks for all the advice. I will try right above the baseboard in a test area and go from there. Every 8 inches for 40ft is alot of clips.
You can probably get away with less, I do about every 2 feet, it just may have more slack than you want and look a little less neat.
We will see what my wife will let me get away with before threatening divorce. ;-)
Yeah, you can do less for sure. But the more clips you put in, the less strain on any single one and the less likely any slack spots occur. It's that up front time vs ongoing stability kind of trade off.
It's better to put the effort in up front, because if you do end up with slack over time, sorting that out is going to take way more time in the end.
It's an afternoon project.
Let's play Mario Kart or something...
In the same conduit, sure, that's a no no. But along the same stud bay is totally fine. It introduces the possibility of interference in the Ethernet run, but it it's only in one bay and not the entire run it's probably fine.
That said, Ribo already said they weren't going in the wall. Big fan of wire moulding in that case.
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Just looks so much cleaner. I've had a few things run in these for a number of years now.
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There is of course pros and cons, but WIFI has really evolved the last couple of years making it viable where it wasn't long ago.
Kachow!