Re: Running wire for security cameras, and tips on fishing wire?

["Crash Gordon" <webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Yah. He was an idiot...I guess he thought patching stucco was easier than
fishing wires...what a mess he made.


"Russell Brill" <russwbrill@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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| Huh???????????????????
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| "Crash Gordon" <webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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| > Don't laugh I knew a guy that used to post wire homes with a circular
saw
| > with several blades on the shaft, and slot the entire exterior wall of
the
| > house around the perimeter!
| >
| >
| > "Frank Olson" <Use_the_email_links@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
| > message
| > news:0%jof.112716$ki.32819@xxxxxxxxxxx
| > | BIOSMonkey wrote:
| > | > I would like to install about 4 cameras around my house, not
| > necessarily
| > for
| > | > security but to see who's at the front door, monitor the kid's
| > playground, etc.
| > | >
| > | > My plan is to install these cameras, run them to the equipment room
| > under the
| > | > stairs in my basement, then get channel modulators to insert them
into
| > my cable
| > | > system (or maybe run them into a quad generator to create one
| > channel).
| > | >
| > | > Without knowing yet what kind of cameras I will get, what wiring
| > should
| > I run?
| > | > Just a coax and 2 conductor power?  For cameras with other features,
| > such as
| > | > motion trigger, or audio, do I need more conductors?
| > |
| > | RG-59U, Some Cat 5, and a two or four conductor 18AWG will just about
| > | cover everything that's out there.
| > |
| > |
| > | >
| > | > Also I am at a loss to figure out how to easily fish these wires
| > through
| > my
| > | > outside walls to the basement.  Obviously I want them to be hidden
and
| > | > inaccessible to someone with wire cutters, but I don't see how I can
| > run
| > them
| > | > down inside the siding with the boards and insulation on the other
| > side.
| > How do
| > | > you guys do it?
| > |
| > | That part I like...  We use a chain saw.  We rip a wire way channel
down
| > | the inside wall (make sure you wear a good quality dust mask and
| > | protective clothing to avoid injury from flying splinters, odd bits of
| > | nail and insulation).  It's also a good idea to use a well insulated
| > | chainsaw in case you hit a live 110 or 220 VAC wire.  Lay your wire in
| > | the channel you've just created and staple it all down.  Stuff some
| > | insulation on top, and nail on a thin strip of drywall.  Don't forget
to
| > | tell you wife that you're leaving it like this so that you can open
the
| > | wireway anytime you need to service it.
| > |
| > | Seriously, you'll need to get yourself some basic tools as well as
some
| > | more specialized ones like a 6 foot flex-bit, and a good quality fish
| > | tape.  Judging from your comments you have good access to the basement
| > | (that it's largely unfinished).  Drilling or fishing down an outside
| > | wall is never easy, but is possible.  You have to be careful about
| > | displacing insulation or damaging the vapour barrier.  A fire-stop can
| > | make what looks like an "easy run" a tad more difficult too.
| > | Maintaining separation from higher voltage AC wiring also has to be
| > | considered.  Sometimes it's easier to go "up" into the attic and then
| > | down an inside wall to the basement.  Without actually seeing what you
| > | want to do or the way your home is constructed, it would be difficult
to
| > | comment on which technique is going to work best.  If you've never
done
| > | this before, it would probably be a lot easier (and wiser) to have a
| > | "Pro" run the wire for you.  He'll have all the gear necessary.
You'll
| > | have to pay out some bucks but you'll have fewer headaches.
| >
| >
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