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RE: Re: What holes to make in the wall whilst I'm in the mood...


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  • Subject: RE: Re: What holes to make in the wall whilst I'm in the mood...
  • From: "Phil Harris" <phillip.harris1@xxxxxxx>
  • Date: Sat, 9 Jun 2001 17:18:52 +0100
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That's pretty much what I'm going to do...

Put in a complete round the room run of both dado and skirting trunking...

Phil

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mick Furlong [mailto:dorsai@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: 09 June 2001 17:09
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Re: What holes to make in the wall whilst I'm in
> the mood...
>
>
> Phil
>
> how about an all round workbench with three channel trunking above it,
if
> you use stuff with a removable front you can just slot in
> anything you want.
>
> I have had this installed in PC workshop rooms and it works well. But
we
> still ended up using 4 way extensions sometimes!
>
> Mick
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Phil Harris [mailto:phillip.harris1@xxxxxxx]
> > Sent: 09 June 2001 17:01
> > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> > Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Re: What holes to make in the wall whilst
I'm in
> > the mood...
> >
> >
> >
> > > I asked a while back about the possibility of putting Cat5e
in the
> > > same conduit as the light switch and I was advised it was
not a good
> > > thing to do. Therefore I was going to chase some more
conduit into
> > > the wall and put another single box next to the light switch
with a
> > > couple of runs of Cat5e in it.
> >
> > Agreed that it's not good if you're using it for data but if
> > being used for
> > low voltage switching or control the I myself wouldn't worry
however for
> > data I would run it away from mains.
> >
> > > If I run Cat5e and 2.5mm twin and earth to the window
how/where
> > > should I terminate it?
> >
> > Leave it coiled behind blanking plates, tape the ends of the
T&E just in
> > case.
> >
> > > FYI I now have 7 double sockets in the room, plus a double
clipsal
> > > plate with 4 cat5e's and two coaxes so I think thats
probably going
> > > to be enough.
> >
> > I'm trying to work out how to install at least 20 sockets at
> waist height
> > and probably another 16 at floor height in our fourth bedroom (my
> > "computer
> > room") ... and that only just covers (with 8 spare) what I
use
> in there at
> > the moment!
> >
> > > Also (fortunately) I don't have a SWMBO so I can do what the
hell I
> > > like!!!
> >
> > Lucky B**tard!
> >
> > Phil
> >
> >
> >
> >
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