House wiring - CAT and Speaker wire
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Speaker wire shouldn't interfere with the CAT cabling, even if unshielded. Low voltage things are fine together, it's the high voltage electrical wires you need to avoid.
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CAT6 is better, but if you already own the 5e, I'd use that.
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@Reid-Cooper said in House wiring - CAT and Speaker wire:
CAT6 is better, but if you already own the 5e, I'd use that.
you'd have to define "better" for that statement to be true.
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Use what you have, don't splurge for CAT6. Even in the same conduit the speaker wire and ethernet would be fine. Just don't run the cable (either) within a foot of an electrical cable.
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Save your money, don't bother with CAT 6.
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Is it necessary to use plenum cables for homes?
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@black3dynamite said in House wiring - CAT and Speaker wire:
Is it necessary to use plenum cables for homes?
Legally, not likely as it's your home. As a business it's required as a fire protection mechanism (in at least NY). So for this case, likely not. Would it be a decent recommendation, yeah. . sure but it cost more.
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@black3dynamite said in House wiring - CAT and Speaker wire:
Is it necessary to use plenum cables for homes?
Plenum should always be used for in-wall runs. I'd check you're local building codes to be sure.
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@travisdh1 said in House wiring - CAT and Speaker wire:
@black3dynamite said in House wiring - CAT and Speaker wire:
Is it necessary to use plenum cables for homes?
Plenum should always be used for in-wall runs. I'd check you're local building codes to be sure.
Most home construction laws don't require fire retardant cabling, especially for cases like this.
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@DustinB3403 said in House wiring - CAT and Speaker wire:
@travisdh1 said in House wiring - CAT and Speaker wire:
@black3dynamite said in House wiring - CAT and Speaker wire:
Is it necessary to use plenum cables for homes?
Plenum should always be used for in-wall runs. I'd check you're local building codes to be sure.
Most home construction laws don't require fire retardant cabling, especially for cases like this.
What about home insurances and maybe home warranty?
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@black3dynamite said in House wiring - CAT and Speaker wire:
@DustinB3403 said in House wiring - CAT and Speaker wire:
@travisdh1 said in House wiring - CAT and Speaker wire:
@black3dynamite said in House wiring - CAT and Speaker wire:
Is it necessary to use plenum cables for homes?
Plenum should always be used for in-wall runs. I'd check you're local building codes to be sure.
Most home construction laws don't require fire retardant cabling, especially for cases like this.
What about home insurances and maybe home warranty?
How would they know? If you were building the house new, they could know. But if you are doing the work yourself in a house you live in.
Nor do I think they would have anything to say, unless there is a law stating as much.
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@black3dynamite said in House wiring - CAT and Speaker wire:
home warranty
haha, thats funny...warranty
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@travisdh1 said in House wiring - CAT and Speaker wire:
@black3dynamite said in House wiring - CAT and Speaker wire:
Is it necessary to use plenum cables for homes?
Plenum should always be used for in-wall runs.
why? It's designed for plenum spaces, not basic in-wall runs.
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@Dashrender said in House wiring - CAT and Speaker wire:
@travisdh1 said in House wiring - CAT and Speaker wire:
@black3dynamite said in House wiring - CAT and Speaker wire:
Is it necessary to use plenum cables for homes?
Plenum should always be used for in-wall runs.
why? It's designed for plenum spaces, not basic in-wall runs.
Correct.
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@DustinB3403 said in House wiring - CAT and Speaker wire:
@black3dynamite said in House wiring - CAT and Speaker wire:
Is it necessary to use plenum cables for homes?
Legally, not likely as it's your home. As a business it's required as a fire protection mechanism (in at least NY). So for this case, likely not. Would it be a decent recommendation, yeah. . sure but it cost more.
Does NY require Plenum rated even if you are not running it in plenum spaces?
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@DustinB3403 said in House wiring - CAT and Speaker wire:
@travisdh1 said in House wiring - CAT and Speaker wire:
@black3dynamite said in House wiring - CAT and Speaker wire:
Is it necessary to use plenum cables for homes?
Plenum should always be used for in-wall runs. I'd check you're local building codes to be sure.
Most home construction laws don't require fire retardant cabling, especially for cases like this.
That is not what plenum is.
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@Donahue said in House wiring - CAT and Speaker wire:
@black3dynamite said in House wiring - CAT and Speaker wire:
home warranty
haha, thats funny...warranty
They are super common in some parts of the country, like Texas. In NY, we'd never heard of it.
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@JaredBusch said in House wiring - CAT and Speaker wire:
@DustinB3403 said in House wiring - CAT and Speaker wire:
@travisdh1 said in House wiring - CAT and Speaker wire:
@black3dynamite said in House wiring - CAT and Speaker wire:
Is it necessary to use plenum cables for homes?
Plenum should always be used for in-wall runs. I'd check you're local building codes to be sure.
Most home construction laws don't require fire retardant cabling, especially for cases like this.
That is not what plenum is.
Exactly.
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@Dashrender said in House wiring - CAT and Speaker wire:
why? It's designed for plenum spaces, not basic in-wall runs.
Plenum also satisfies Riser rated, which would be more important for this case if he's traversing floors.
EDIT: also, during remodels like this, you never know when you might want to just cut through your duct work... I know I've done it in my house
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@bnrstnr said in House wiring - CAT and Speaker wire:
@Dashrender said in House wiring - CAT and Speaker wire:
why? It's designed for plenum spaces, not basic in-wall runs.
Plenum also satisfies Riser rated, which would be more important for this case if he's traversing floors.
I'm unfamiliar with that requirement/term.
