I need to run a telephone extension, am I correct in assuming I can use CAT 6 cable for this?
I need to run a telephone extension, am I correct in assuming I can use CAT 6 cable for this?
It’s for a lift, I started the job in May when I went on a nice sunny Saturday to run a new circuit to supply a battery charger for the lift, an electric garage door, lights and a double socket for charging mobility scooters.
The lift is in an attached garage and goes up onto a balcony above to gain access to a flat, now a different lift is going to be installed to what was originally specified and this lift needs a dedicated circuit and a phone line.
So I have to go back to install these, but I have it in mind the copper phone network is going to be turned off in a couple of years time, also the cables have to be run externally, so using external grade CAT6 cable seems far more sensible than a bit of standard phone cable as it will be internet ready. The circuit I have already installed will still supply the electric garage door, lights and the double socket for charging the mobility scooters.
This time around I will probably be up an extension ladder in the rain getting soaking wet, rather than putting sun screen on as I did in May.
It’s for a lift, I started the job in May when I went on a nice sunny Saturday to run a new circuit to supply a battery charger for the lift, an electric garage door, lights and a double socket for charging mobility scooters.
The lift is in an attached garage and goes up onto a balcony above to gain access to a flat, now a different lift is going to be installed to what was originally specified and this lift needs a dedicated circuit and a phone line.
So I have to go back to install these, but I have it in mind the copper phone network is going to be turned off in a couple of years time, also the cables have to be run externally, so using external grade CAT6 cable seems far more sensible than a bit of standard phone cable as it will be internet ready. The circuit I have already installed will still supply the electric garage door, lights and the double socket for charging the mobility scooters.
This time around I will probably be up an extension ladder in the rain getting soaking wet, rather than putting sun screen on as I did in May.
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