Cat5 Under Siding

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Cat5 under siding.

Link to post share on other sites. This video from linus tech tips covers the basics on how to run cable along the outside of your home. I did once run the grounding conductor for an ota tv antenna along one of the siding j channels so i guess ive already. I run regular cat5e on the outside of my house even though it s probably not ideal.

I would look at runnin cat5. New a have a question running cable under siding. New a have a question running cable under siding sign in to follow this. Importantly you ll want to make sure you use weather resistant ethernet cable on the.

What do folks think about running cat5 cables under vinyl siding and or along the siding edge channels. Im about to deploy a bunch of poe surveillance cameras around the house exterior. But it s kind of tucked under the ledges of the siding and under the eaves. Old vinyl siding may be brittle and more likely to crack.

I have tucked cat5 under the j channel at the bottom of my siding back when i thought i needed to hide the wires. Poe surveillance cameras cat cables under vinyl siding. 0 4 posts. I still tuck a heavy duty 120 volt extension cord under the corner molding going up to the second floor.

Security camera wire types usually include 3 main kinds. My cable tv the old telephone wire and some of the hardwired network cat5 is permanently in there per association rules. The cat 5 6 cables can carry the video signal up to 1 500 feet. Jay556 0 jay556 0 members.

Cat 5 6 ethernet cables this type of security camera wires transmits the video image data and power via a single cable. Then bury the conduit under the ground at a depth of about 6 to 8 inches and at least that far away from power lines or other sources of electrical interference. For example coaxial cable for satellite or cable television service can be hidden under vinyl siding for a cleaner appearance.