Cat5 Under Siding

Old vinyl siding may be brittle and more likely to crack.

Cat5 under siding.

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. I run regular cat5e on the outside of my house even though it s probably not ideal. For best results when using ordinary cat 6 ethernet cables outdoors place the cables in a conduit such as pvc or other plastic pipe installed with waterproofing. This video from linus tech tips covers the basics on how to run cable along the outside of your home.

Cat 5 6 ethernet cables siamese cables and plug and play cables. 0 4 posts. Cat 5 6 ethernet cables this type of security camera wires transmits the video image data and power via a single cable. Posted in wiring closet.

For example coaxial cable for satellite or cable television service can be hidden under vinyl siding for a cleaner appearance. If your siding is more than 15 years old consider a different method of hiding cables or take the risk of damaging the siding. I still tuck a heavy duty 120 volt extension cord under the corner molding going up to the second floor. 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 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. Link to post share on other sites. The cat 5 6 cables can carry the video signal up to 1 500 feet.

But it s kind of tucked under the ledges of the siding and under the eaves. I would look at runnin cat5. Importantly you ll want to make sure you use weather resistant ethernet cable on the. New a have a question running cable under siding sign in to follow this.

Jay556 0 jay556 0 members. Im about to deploy a bunch of poe surveillance cameras around the house exterior. Security camera wire types usually include 3 main kinds.