networking - Is it better to run voice, data and tv cables in separate conduit?

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2014-07
  • OrganicLawnDIY

    I'm hoping to run new phone, ethernet and coax cables. As it turns out, I'll also be running 3 conduit runs from the distribution point to the attic. Is there a significant benefit to running the cables in their own conduit? One conduit all data, one all phone the other all rg6?

    The one big draw back is it will take longer to pull the cables and I'll have to spend a lot of time sorting through the cables in a cramped attic space.

    6 wall plates are getting wired through the conduit and they're sort of paired by location. My thinking was to pull two bundles through each conduit that I can then separate and lead to their respective wall plates. I'm even planning on building this cable reel (link to my article) so that I can pull each conduit in one shot.

    Phone will be analog (Cat6), data with be gigE (Cat6), tv lines will be OTA (RG6 quad shield), satellite to some plates and then maybe cable or fios down the road if that matters.

    I know people combine data cables in conduit all the time but just wondering if it could cause degredation of signals or limit me from using certain technology (PoE for example) in the future.

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  • user3123429

    no, there is nothing wrong with running all three in the same conduit as long as the conduit is large enough to accommodate. None of these type of cables have any significant voltage. Just do not run power lines with data or phone lines.


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    Check out this tutorial.

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    Before you start, if one of the devices is Gbit-capable the send and receive lines are negotiated automatically and thus no crossover is needed.

  • Kenneth Cochran

    OW O GW B BW G BrW Br

    GW G OW B BW O BrW Br

    In other words swap the orange/white with the green/white and the orange with the green on one end of the cable. Compare against a standard cable to make sure you have it right. Make sure you only unwravel as much of the cable ends as you need. Too much will cause crosstalk.

    One time I made so many CAT5 patch cables my fingers started to bleed.