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Re: Is this safe for running Power and cat 5?


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  • From: simon rafferty <musashi1977uk@xxxxxxx>
  • Date: Thu, 20 Dec 2001 22:40:02 +0000 (GMT)
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Personally if you are going above ground why noy just string to catineries, one for power and one for data. Make sure that the power cable is external grade (like screwfixes 3 core FROST CABLE which is frost and UV protected , do not run normal T&E as the sheathing is not UV protected and will degrade. As for the CAT5 again most of this stuff is not external grade and will degrade. You can get external grade CAT5 cable but it is quite expensive. Better to run several strands inside some commercial hosepipe (the yellow or black stuff, not the green transparent stuff) and clip this to the catinery. Alternatively if you are going underground i would run 2 lots of 2 1/2 inch waste pipe (with the joints cement welded) one for power and one for Data with a pulling tape left permanantly installed in both incase you need to pull cables in future.

 

Simon Rafferty

  Mick Furlong <dorsai@xxxxxxx> wrote:

Hi all

I have a need to run power and Cat 5 to a speperate garage. I was intending
to run this underground but then thought of what may be an easier method but
I am not sure it is safe.

Idea is to build a hollow beam out of wood...say 4 lengths of 4x1 giving a
6x4 beam...with a 4x2 hollow down the centre and to either run power down
one side , data down the other either with or without some kind of
seperator.

Questions are first would this be safe (beam would be at 8ft level)assuming
it is all properly weather protected. Second would the seperation between
cat 5 and the power be enough or would I need to bulid in some kind of
shielding?

thanks in advance

Mick



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