Pulling CAT-5 with phone wire
Last response: in Networking
My home is about 20 years old. I want to pull out all the old phone wiring and replace it with CAT-5 cabling. I have several questions.
1) Is it likely the phone cable is loose in the walls, or is it typically tied down inside the walls? Therefore, can I use the phone cable to pull the CAT-5 (unterminated)?
2) I heard that fire code construction demands that holes in the wall joists be filled - is that true?
3) Any thoughts as to the least invasive way to get CAT-5 around my home? I can pull to only a select few spots if it's very difficult.
1) Is it likely the phone cable is loose in the walls, or is it typically tied down inside the walls? Therefore, can I use the phone cable to pull the CAT-5 (unterminated)?
2) I heard that fire code construction demands that holes in the wall joists be filled - is that true?
3) Any thoughts as to the least invasive way to get CAT-5 around my home? I can pull to only a select few spots if it's very difficult.
More about : pulling cat phone wire
Usually the phone lines pass through small holes in the studs in bundles often at angles around obstacles and can be hard to pull out, much less pull a larger cable through. You can try one in an area that won't matter if it doesn't work. Other than from adjoining rooms it usually is a chore.
Don't know about the fire code question, depends on the locality, but holes in the studs would be of more concern than the joists I would expect.
I've pulled a lot of cable through existing residential construction and the only time that it is reasonably easy is if it is a single story and does not have a flat roof, the larger the attic space the better. Commercial jobs are usually easier as many of the buildings have conduits where you can use a fish tape.
And for the cable runs that you can do, use CAT5e cable so you can achieve gigabit speeds.
Don't know about the fire code question, depends on the locality, but holes in the studs would be of more concern than the joists I would expect.
I've pulled a lot of cable through existing residential construction and the only time that it is reasonably easy is if it is a single story and does not have a flat roof, the larger the attic space the better. Commercial jobs are usually easier as many of the buildings have conduits where you can use a fish tape.
And for the cable runs that you can do, use CAT5e cable so you can achieve gigabit speeds.
Related ressources:
- ForumAbout CAT-5 for 2 phone line and ethernet
- ForumRunning indoor/outdoor cat5 outside
- ForumRunning cat5 in wet areas
- Forum4 wire cat5
- ForumHarsh Environment Cat5 ?
- ForumNew at&t 2 wire modem will not let me connect to internet via cat5
- ForumTurn two phone cables into a cat5 connection?
- ForumUK law on wiring up your own house with CAT-5 ?
- ForumCat6 vs Cat5e
- ForumWiring Cat5 to Phone Lines
- ForumHNPA and DSL/ Phone on Cat5
- ForumHelp, what color wires do I use from a CAT5E cable for a regular phone
- ForumPlease help me with wire configuration
- ForumPrices per cable pull or per location?
- ForumHTPC, DSL and CAT5 wiring question
- ForumUse of "spare" wires in CAt5e cabling?
- ForumCat5e cable running 125 feet affecting internet speed?
- ForumWhat size speaker wire for longer runs?
- ForumCat3 vs cat5
- ForumLan setup please help
- More resources
Read discussions in other Networking categories
!
