Re: Help identifuing a wire

["Crash Gordon" <webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Power....and maybe interior siren..looks like a cheep prewire.
Cat 5 for power...you better at least double up some conductors.
Exposed door bell tranformers are not violation...and least in most states
I've installed in.
Although Class 2 tranformers in bedroom closets is here...go figure.



"shady" <sh@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:TC8Me.134983$wr.36750@xxxxxxxxxxx
> "JOhn" wrote...
>> This is a pic of the inside of the mstr bdr walk-in closet, above the
>> door.
>> http://www.members.shaw.ca/barnesj/
>> The cat5 dangling out of the wall runs to the alarm panel location.  Any
>> idea what device it may have been intended for?
>>
>> ... And whats the 120v duplex outlet for?  In the old days they used to
>> put an outlet centred, above a high traffic door for a clock.
>>
>> Also, wondering if the exposed terminals on the t-stat transformer are a
>> violation of code. (this is B.C. Canada)
>>
>
> Siren, power, temp sensor maybe?  Using cat5 seems strange though.
>
> And keep in mind that drywallers aren't the most intelligent group.  The
> wire could have been moved from the attic (assuming there is one).
>
> If not for the panel's power, the outlet may have been for a closet light
> or to have a tv mounted on the other side of the wall.
>
> And although I see the risk of shorting, I don't think the transformer is
> a violation.  It should be positioned so you can read the label though,
> but I can't tell from the picture.  A piece of tape wouldn't hurt though.
>
> Any idea who did this prewire?
>