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| Thread ID: 110427 | 2010-06-16 22:37:00 | Cat5 & Cat6 cabling | wainuitech (129) | Press F1 |
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| 1110903 | 2010-06-16 22:37:00 | Just out of interest, anyone know for sure how waterproof cat5 or cat6 UTP actually is ? I have a place I have to run some cabling, about 2mtr of it has to be outside of the house, as there's no way to get it through the floor to the room where it has to run, the rest of the house is tight to crawl under - so better not have to much breakfast :lol: Wireless IS NOT AN OPTION as it has been tried - they need the speed that cable will give. ta! |
wainuitech (129) | ||
| 1110904 | 2010-06-16 22:39:00 | Very waterproof except at the ends. | pctek (84) | ||
| 1110905 | 2010-06-16 22:46:00 | Should be fine as pctek says the ends are the issue. Run it through a length of conduit if the soil is stoney. (if you are burying it obviously ) |
KarameaDave (15222) | ||
| 1110906 | 2010-06-16 23:07:00 | I have one that's been running under the bark in the garden, and under a driveway in a pipe, pretty sure the pipe is full with water, have had no issues at all, still runs at gigabit speeds. :p | wratterus (105) | ||
| 1110907 | 2010-06-16 23:08:00 | Yeah, as long as you use a decent quality cable and the outer insulation is intact, and don't have any un-insulated joins etc exposed to the weather it's fine. | inphinity (7274) | ||
| 1110908 | 2010-06-16 23:20:00 | :thanks The cable will be going through the weatherboard, right next to the Telstra cable - then along about 2 mtrs, then shooting under the house to the room concerned so no where near the actual ground. All I should have to do is seal the hole where it goes through the weatherboard and sweet as. The hard part will be crawling under the house to pull the rest of the cable -- Not exactly a lot of room, might have to get the old conduct tube with a hook taped on it (raiding a wire coat hanger). |
wainuitech (129) | ||
| 1110909 | 2010-06-16 23:21:00 | Exposure to the sun has done more damage to the cables I've run outside than the actual rain has. We've got a couple running outside my parents place, one to a repeater wireless node, and one to my younger sibblings room (He games from a desktop -- Wireless not a good option). So far we've had absolutely no issues, to be honest it's looking like it'd more likely be cut by a knife before the weather kills it ;) |
Chilling_Silence (9) | ||
| 1110910 | 2010-06-17 01:32:00 | The hard part will be crawling under the house to pull the rest of the cable Thats' what children are for. |
pctek (84) | ||
| 1110911 | 2010-06-17 01:59:00 | I don't think it is rated for UV exposure though, so if you plan on relying on it for several years I'd put any exterior run that will be exposed to sun and rain inside a length of hosepipe or even the lightweight black irrigation tubing from a garden centre. Don't kink or crush it during installation or while securing it either. Cheers Billy 8-{) |
Billy T (70) | ||
| 1110912 | 2010-06-17 02:04:00 | I have one that's been running under the bark in the garden, and under a driveway in a pipe, pretty sure the pipe is full with water, have had no issues at all, still runs at gigabit speeds. :p Just thought I'd say thanks, that made me giggle. |
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