[ale] [OT] Residential Data/Voice/Video Wiring

[Matt Smith]

The nice thing about conduit is that if you have home-runs, meaning one uninterrupted pipe going from point A (network room) to point B (bedroom 1, for example), then you never have to trace wires that are in conduits...   You just need to label the ends where they all dump out and you can be sure that if you send a wire up one pipe, it'll come out where you expect it to.. you can even use the conduit as an impromptu intercom system if they're not too full.
 
As far as materials, standard PVC works, the grey outdoor PVC has larger-radius bend pieces available which is nice, and glues up just the same.  There is also that blue flexible stuff that you could use if you only need a little room.   As far as size, just think about what you might ever put in there and then add some more room for stuff you haven't though of, and pull space..   Also, it's always easier to pull into conduit when you do everything at once.. adding/removing stuff after the fact is not a fun job, unless you have a LOT of spare room in the pipe.
 
As-built blueprints are always nice, but having details plans of the conduit is only really helpful when you want to make sure you're not drilling through one.  Probably the most important piece of information about each run of conduit after the fact is how long it is... 
 
 
--Matt
 

-----Original Message-----
From: Preston Boyington [mailto:PBoyington at polyengineering.com]
Sent: Tuesday, December 02, 2003 9:03 AM
To: 'Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts'
Subject: RE: [ale] [OT] Residential Data/Voice/Video Wiring



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> One last tip: keep the blue prints and clearly mark on them the 
> location of each piece of conduit (and what wires are inside.) Five 
> years from now you will be *very* happy you have that data. 
> 

should you decide to run fiber then drop a wire in the same conduit (i use a strand from telephone wiring).  this way, should something happen and you can't find your blueprints, you can use a utility locator and trace the copper telephone wire (which will show you your fiber run).

preston 

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