wiring a new house for phone/net/tv
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Comments (12)Thanks for all your help. From internet search and replies on forums I thought I might do this: 2 RG6 cable and 1 CAT5E cable in the 3 locations I plan on putting television. I was told that you want 2 cable outlets for satelite TIVO abilities and a phone line for "updating" Sound right? I'd add RG6 cable outlet and CAT5E phone outlet to all the locations I think I'd put a computer, basically one pair in each room. Then I'd have everything "homerun" to one location. Sound Okay? Eric Afterthought: Do cable companies offer Basic Basic cable of just the 5 or 6 major channels (ie CBS, NBC, ABC, FOX, PBS ...) We're not big 50-60 channel tv fans, but we like our basic tv. We got 5 or 6 basic cable channel in Charleston, SC for 10 buck a month. Here in Monterey, CA they don't offer it, so we are just using the antenna. We're building a house and moving to the Memphis, TN (Arlington, TN) area next. I'm in the Navy, but we're hoping to settle down - so we want to build our house "right."...See MoreCable TV and Home Wiring
Comments (4)After a little more investigating, I can now report this. On my circut panel all possible connections are tight and read 0.00 on my meter. When I return to the cable box and remove the coax (there is nothing going into or out of the box except power) I place one probe into the vent hole on the box and the other probe into the ground hole of the outlet and I am getting a reading of 13.2 When I replace the coax I get 0.00. Its almost as if there is something wrong with the box and the coax is acting as a ground for the box. Any thoughts.???...See Morecable tv, internet & phone wiring
Comments (9)I did this recently for a family's new house and my own as well, and yosemitebill's description summed the process up. In my home, I knew where my 'home office' was going to be so I added extra CAT5e there to account for the additional equipment. I also had 5.1 surround sound and knew that the TV would be in one of two locations, so I wired speaker wire in a way that either location could be used without re-fishing wires. I also beefed up the number of RG6 and CAT5e plugs in those areas (enough for my network enabled devices). Considering this is a rental, what I would recommend is having 1 CAT5e/CAT6, 1 RG6, and 1 telephone to each room. You probably want two setups in the tv/living room. You can add speaker jacks if you want. I prefer bananna jacks but they're more money. This recommendation is pretty minimum since this is a rental - it's enough to prevent you from having to drill holes in floors/walls and gets you credit for having in-house wiring. If this was a personal home, my 'recomendation' would change. Similarly you could go crazy and try and anticipate every scenario placing multiple plugs on each wall but the costs for that goes up so you'll have to decide what's worth anticipating and what you'll get back from tenants for doing more. Also, what will the access be like to add new lines in the future? Using a centralized closet to run all the cables to will keep wire costs down. It will also be a good spot to place the wireless access point / wireless router. If the closet is at one end of the house, then the other end might struggle to get good wi-fi and you might end up using more wiring. Make sure to have all wires labeled on both ends. I have probably 15 RJ-45 plugs but only use 4 or 5 at a time. Since large ethernet switches can get expensive, I use a small switch and keep the unused wires unplugged. The same thing goes with the RG6. If I had all of them connected at once I would need some amplification, which was pointless for me since only 3 cables have something connected to them. If you buying the plugs and wire yourself, try monoprice....See MoreRelated Professionals
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