Re: Suggestions - cabling

[Dr John Tankard <jtankard@xxxxxxx>]

Good luck to you and Keith, I have just a few  comments.

Get a wiremans tape, but get one in a cassette, so you can keep it in a
coil, the ones in a frame have a mind of there own. Buy or make a 'rat
catcher' it is a length of flat pallet tape made to form a loop, both ends
are then pushed up a tube. If you cannot reach a wire push the tape though
the pipe, it will expand to form a large loop in the void then drop the
cable in, pull the tapes and you have got the cable, easy.

A mistake I made in my build was not enough ducts, if its not to late......
I used 2" suction hose, works very well and is easy to draw cable
though.

I hope you have got your cable boxed, if not construct a cable reel stand,
dont pull the cable of the end of a reel.

if you have to tack any of the cable be cairfull not to pinch the cable as
this will set up signal reflections

I used self adhesive tape pre numbered and color coded RS 552-523 see http://rswww.com

A bit of braided sleeve is very good to grab hold of the end of a cable
when pulling though ducts as there is nothing to catch, the harder you pull
the tighter it grabs.

when threading cable though a cavity wall push a tube though first, then
thread the wire though the tube, and then remove the tube from the other
side when you have got the cable though to the other side.

If you a putting cable in a duct which has been exposed to the weather and
may have standing water in it (ie a floor duct) seal the end of the cable
before drawing it though, coax in particular can be damaged by water, it is
also worth drawing a sponge though first.

When drawing cable in a duct always draw string in as well so that you can
easily draw extra cable later.

Consider how you are going to control your lights, if you plan in the
future to have a hardwired system you will have to home run your rose feed,
also consider cat5 to light switches. Remember to home run some lighting
cable to some wall outlets for side lights, consider using nonstandard
outlets to prevent something else being plugged in.

If you are fitting a central vac remember to fit the low voltage cable.

Hire or buy a angle drill for going though joists and studding.( I should
have put this near the top of my list)

Keep a sketch of where every cable went, take a picture before the
plasterboard goes on. (I know someone who used slide film, when they wanted
to find a cable later they projected the image on the wall and got the
cable first time with only a tiny hole.)


Very best regards

John
jtankard@xxxxxxx

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From: 	Mark McCall[SMTP:mark@xxxxxxx]
Sent: 	23 April 1999 10:08
To: 	ukha_d@xxxxxxx
Subject: 	[ukha_d] Suggestions - cabling

Hi All

Well...the time has come...no more talking...time for action!

Next week I will start pulling the CAT5 cable round my new house.  Keith
Doxey (aka Krazy Keith) is flying into Northern Ireland tomorrow night and
staying with me all next week to help (a big thank you Keith!!!).

I have around a mile of CAT5 sitting in my garage ready to go into the
house
for everything from data, phones, IR, CCTV etc etc.

Now...I've read all the articles and even watched the programs on the
Discovery Channel.  What I want now is some last minute hints, tips and
various pearls of wisdom from anyone out there that has ever pulled cable.
Anyone know of a hand tool we should have?  Any suggests for an simple and
effective way of labling the cables?  How should we test it?  Anyone know
of
a Pizza place that delivers to my area :-)

Any input welcome before we start the scary stuff on Monday morning.

Thanks to all.

Mark


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