Re: Using the Sewer Vent for Cable or Cat5e Run?

["E. Lee Dickinson" <lee@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

<tljones@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> I'm trying to figure out the best path, other than drilling and the
> time consuming process of fishing/drilling through floors, to get a RG6
> cable and Cat5e cable from my attic to my basement.
>
> I have heard that you can run plenium Cat5 down environmental vents
> without any issues.  The sewer vent runs from the attic to the basement
> and is the only direct path I can see.  The pipe is 2" and is used for
> my sump pump in the basement. I was going to cut the pipe and use a 45
> degree capped splitter for the wires in the basement to avoid drilling
> ugly holes directly in the pipe.

One thing to try first, (I can't answer your question directly as I don't
know) -- Some of my plumbing pipes have enough room around them to trop a
line down the outside of them, between the pipe and the floors they
penetrate.  We used a chain tied to the end of fishin line as a weight to
drop straight down through the holes. It took a few shots, but we got it.