DIYbanter - Laying new cable for electric and Telephone / TV

DA had written this in response to
http://thestuccocompany.com/maintena...TV-274514-.htm
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wrote:

I am relaying cable network for my complete house which is G+2. All
lines including electrical, Telephone ( PBX), Cable, TV are to be
relayed.

Some of the quesries that I have

1. If there is any problem when all the cable wires go through the
same concealed pipe
2. Should the PBX be wired or will a wireless network be better.
3. What precaution should be taken when these activities are done. Is
there any website which lists these.

Thanx

Todd

1. If you are in US then you CANNOT lay power cables with low voltage in
the same conduit or terminate in the same wall box. If you are not in US,
check with your fire officials.
2. Wire all you can while you can. It is always easier to abandon a wire
if you don't need it than to pull a new one if you do later on. Wired
solution (both PBX and computer network) will always be faster and more
secure. Also, you will have more hardware options available to you and
that hardware will be cheaper, too.
3. If you are doing it yourself and had never done that before, I would
not even know where to start. But if you hire out, best precaution is to
check your contractor's credentials. They better be members of an industry
association like BICSI (bicsi.org) or have a good explanation why they are
not. One explanation I've heard is that their union provided them with
training. But I doubt very much you'll hire a union member to do
residential work. Checking your contractor's completed jobs may not always
be indicative of their craftsmanship because in cabling some of the most
important details of the job are concealed inside the walls.

For a good starting point, check out http://www.cabling-design.com
I am affiliated with the site but recommend it here anyways because I know
its content well.

Good luck!

D~

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