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Re: The Most Cabled House in Britian?



Graham
 
I've just used Cat5 for structured wiring (which includes Keith's KAT5).  Then the rest is as follows:
 
Futronix switch plates - 4 core screened (can't use Cat 5 - must be screened)
Occupancy PIRs - 4 core screened (can't use Cat 5 - must be screened)
Comfort - 8 core screened (can't really use Cat 5 - should be screened)
GJD PIRs - 6 core alarm cable (could use Cat 5 I suppose)
DS18S20 - 6 core alarm cable (Craig doesn't recommend Cat 5 cable)
Curtain Control - 4/6 core alarm cable (could use Cat 5 I suppose)
Other sensors/switches - 4/6 core alarm cable
 
Did you have any problems with your local planning office - since your house must be listed and you've run so much cable???
 
Simon
 
----- Original Message -----
Sent: 16 October 2001 20:48
Subject: RE: [ukha_d] The Most Cabled House in Britian?

I use CAT5 for all my alarm stuff except for comfort keypads and door phone. I also use unshielded CAT5 for CCTV with no real problems at all. The only other cable I use is speaker wire and CT100. As I said to Mark earlier, I may well go for the title of the most cabled 17th century house (about 5/6 km in total).
 
Graham
-----Original Message-----
From: Simon Coates [mailto:ecolume@xxxxxxx]
Sent: 16 October 2001 20:02
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxxSubject: Re: [ukha_d] The Most Cabled House in Britian?

That's a hell of a lot of Cat5!  Someone's going to be busy punching all those connections.  An average run of Cat5 is around 15m - so that's 400 runs with 800 ends to make off.  That's over a week's work!
 
But Cat5 isn't suitable for all HA wiring.  I've installed lots of 4 and 6 core alarm cable, and lots of 4 and 8 core screened cable.  I'll probably have close to 6000m of signal cabling when I'm finished but it won't all be Cat5 - so I can't be a contender for your competition! You're a 'Cableist' you are! :o)
 
Grrrr....
 
 
Simon
(PS. Does it count if I throw a few thousand meters of Cat5 in the cellar to win - or do I have to make the ends off and use the cable?)
 
 
 
 
 
 
----- Original Message -----
Sent: 16 October 2001 15:29
Subject: [ukha_d] The Most Cabled House in Britian?

Is this the most CAT5 cable in any UK house? Tracey Gardner has run over 7 Kms (yes Kilometres) of CAT5 in his new house!! For our US readers that's a bit under four miles! Is this a record?
 
Check out the pics from the NEWS page.
 
M.
 
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