Telephone Extension Cable
 

Is it OK to run telephone extension cable normally sold for indoor use on
the outside, or is there a specific cable for the job? It will be a far
easier job for me to take the cable outside and back into the other side of
the house than running it inside.

Thanks,
Tony

Telephone Extension Cable
 

"Tony Hayes" wrote
| Is it OK to run telephone extension cable normally sold for indoor use on
| the outside, or is there a specific cable for the job? It will be a far
| easier job for me to take the cable outside and back into the other side
of
| the house than running it inside.

There is special stuff sold for the job

Try http://www.tmilimited.co.uk/

Owain

Telephone Extension Cable
 

Huge wrote:
Tony Hayes writes:
Is it OK to run telephone extension cable normally sold for indoor use on
the outside,

No. The UV in the sunlight will destroy the PVC insulation.

.... but only after a long time and if the cable run is exposed to a
lot of (sun)light. If, for example, it runs along under the eaves it
will last for years with no problem.


or is there a specific cable for the job?

Yes. Exterior grade telephone cable... :o)

Probably not quite so easy to come by as 'ordinary' telephone cable
but I'm sure it's available.

--
Chris Green )