Questions about planning, installing, and servicing all kinds of electrical cabling, such as power, phones, computer networks, speakers, antenna, and so on. See also the [data-wiring] tag.
Questions tagged [cabling]
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Can I run CAT5/6 cables parallel to electrical cables?
I am building a new house and am planning to hardwire network cables into each room.
Can I run CAT5/6 cables parallel to electrical wires without introducing any general safety issues or losing much in connection quality?
Wiring runs for up to 25…
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How do you push a cable through a standard conduit inside the wall?
I want to expand my network and transmit it wired through my home and office (in another floor). I know the IT part kind of well, but don't know how to push the network cable through a conduit (already know where's the entry and exit). Do you need a…
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How do I run wired internet from a single router to several different rooms in an apartment?
Here is what my apartment layout looks like:
The router will be where the arrow points, the little jack icons are (shockingly enough) where I want ethernet jacks in each room.
The apartment is currently being renovated, and many of the walls have…
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How to add another network cable?
I am buying a house and it has cat-5 cable going to all the rooms. However, it has an RJ-11 plug on it. I'd like to leave that in place and run an additional one or two cat-6 cables. How can I do this without tearing out the drywall?
Currently, all…
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What do you call a very flexible rod?
At work, the guy next to me goes to sites and does cable installs. He is having an issue with one site where there is a 90 degree bend and a traditional rod is not flexible enough.
He has been trying to source a tool for a while that he has used on…
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How to use Ideal 92-650 F connectors on RG-6 quad shield cable?
I bought a 50 pack of Ideal 92-650 compression F connectors. They're advertised to work on RG-6 and RG-6 Quad Shield cable. However, as I and other reviewers found, it's very difficult to push these connectors onto quad shield cable (normal RG-6 and…
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What is the proper way to run ethernet cable along walls and doors
I'm living in a two bedroom apartment. The cabling from the ISP enters the house in the living room and this is where my modem/router hookup is.
The problem is that I have trouble getting decent internet speeds in one of the bedrooms. I'm not sure…
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