Power Cables and CAT6

AncientMariner over 5 years ago

A friend is looking to get both power and internet into an out building. Rather than overhead the internet via external grade CAT5 or CAT6, I said, what about using armoured CAT5 or CAT6 underground? His response then being, can I pull both power and CAT5/CAT6 through the same underground duct? It would be about 10 metres.

To me sounds unwise, so would appreciate comments.

Many thanks.

Clive

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0 Sparkingchip over 5 years ago

I ran in a few hundred metres of Cat 6 cable for a customer and made the glands off a long run of Cat 5 SWA run underground to the electric gates for the audio visual intercom and to operate them.

The Cat 5 SWA was gel filled and I needed the wet wipes and roll of blue paper towel to hand as I worked.

I only did the donkey work, a satellite tv guy came to get everything working.

Andy Betteridge
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0 Sparkingchip over 5 years ago

I ran in a few hundred metres of Cat 6 cable for a customer and made the glands off a long run of Cat 5 SWA run underground to the electric gates for the audio visual intercom and to operate them.

The Cat 5 SWA was gel filled and I needed the wet wipes and roll of blue paper towel to hand as I worked.

I only did the donkey work, a satellite tv guy came to get everything working.

Andy Betteridge
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