In article .com,
Bob S. wrote:

Avery wrote:
I am having an addition put on where the telephone cable currently
enters the house. Cavalier telephone has not responded to my request
to
reroute the cable other than "it will be very expensive".

So when the contractors cut the cable I will be left with a dangling
bit of aerial wire that I will run underground ( 6- 8 ") about 150
feet
to the NIC box. Questions:
1. What kind of connector can I use to splice the aerial cable to
the new cable?
2. What kind of cable should I use for underground wiring? I dont
want to run conduit if I can help it. BTW I have DSL so quality of
signal matters.

Running conduit is actually your best option, and if you plan it properly,
you will not have to dig if your cable fails, or if you want to install
other cable at a later date.

For underground use, use at least 1" PVC conduit.. preferably a bit larger.
run it in straight lines, with as few bends as possible, and any bends
should be large radius sweep bends, to allow for cable to be pulled thru.

install non-organic pull rope, and always leave a pull rope in the conduit.


Other things to think about:

Where does your existing in-house phone wiring terminate?
Is this a good location for it?
Is there a better location?
How difficult it it to reroute the existing wiring?
Would it be worth while to extend the existing wiring to a new
location?
Do I want to wire for any other services while I am at it?
(CATV, Sat, network, home automation, security, etc..)
(installing conduit stubs to the basement or attic allows
you to change your mind later..)

Ideally, you want to have the wiring from each jack run to a central
location. You don't want to daisy-chain outlets if you can help it..
If you extend the wiring to a new location, extend all of it, don't just
extend part of it, and don't tie stuff together in some hidden location.

Note the the wiring dosen't all have to go to where the telco enters the
house.. just to a central location, and the telco wiring needs to go
there as well... if you have a utility closet, or garage wall, you can
mount a backboard, and bring everything there..

Label everything. Label everything so that the next owner of the house can
figure it out. ("rear bedroom" is more descriptive than "joe's room")


3. Most importantly, Are there instructions anywhere for this?
TIA

Avery

1. Let the contractor handle the problem. That's what you're paying him
for and he should have a lot of experience with those sort of things.


BZZT..

Never assume that a building contractor has lots of telecom experience..
Some do, some don't, and frequently the ones who claim to know what
they are doing, don't have a clue.. I've seen a lot of work that was done
by building contractors, and I've seen a lot of kludges..

I've seen cases where the contractor grabbed a sawzall, chopped a
conduit, and went "oops.. there was a telephone cable in there.."
I've spent hours in the rain replacing said damage.., as well as time spent
pulling cable in extremely awkward positions due to the contractor's ineptness
at installing the replacement conduit.

Even electrical contractors sometimes don't understand telecom.. they tend to
think in terms of 90 degree elbows, while we think in terms of large radius
sweep bends.. it makes a difference when you are trying to pull a 12 or 25
pair (or larger) cable..

Always ask questions about how the work will be performed. If in doubt,
call a telecom contractor.



2. If telco is truly unresponsive, have the contractor pull the box
loose from the house, coil the wire w/box back to the pole, then notify
telco you don't have any service. You have done no harm to their
equipment. Since they will have to run a new cable anyway, you can
negotiate for an underground run.



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