RE: Supplier of CAT5 cable

[Williams Christopher C <CCWILLIAMS@xxxxxxx>]

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I think you can get special plastic trunking to lay in the floor.  The
top comes flush with the floor and can be removed for access.  I think
it is designed to take 2 15mm copper pipes.  No idea where to get it
though!

Cheers,

Chris Williams

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Nigel Orr [SMTP:Nigel.Orr@xxxxxxx]
> Sent:	Thursday, September 07, 2000 3:04 PM
> To:	ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject:	RE: [ukha_d] Supplier of CAT5 cable
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> At 13:19 07/09/00 +0100, you wrote:
> >be carefull, if the floor's sealed this might not be a very good
> idea, you
> >might be giving damp a way into the house.
>
> True, I think I've forgotten that caveat before.  Usually the sealant
> will
> be a DPM (dampproof membrane, usually some sort of plasticky rubber
> sheet)
> a few inches down, below the concrete slab, but if it's on the surface
> or
> within the depth of the channel, it will need to be reinstated
> afterwards.
>
> Remember that there is the potential to 'live life dangerously' and
> have
> the conduit very close to the surface, assuming it's all data wiring,
> so
> it's not _required_ to have the same degree of mechanical protection
> as
> mains cabling.
>
> However, you will regret it if you or a tradesperson later put other
> fixings into the floor or make holes in it and go into the conduit by
> mistake- you could mark the route on the concrete using paint, which
> should
> help avoid disaster, at least if the carpet is taken up before anyone
> drills or digs in future.
>
> Nigel
>
>
>


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