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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