Quad-shield and power lines?

[drunkgamer]

I've read quite a few times that one should not run cat5/6 parallel to power lines if not at least 1 foot apart.

How does this apply to RG6 that will be carrying in my cable internet from the street drop-off box?

The previous owner never had the house wired with conduit from the street so I had to call Time Warner and have a 3rd party come out, dig up the lawn, etc. and I had them drop it near the outside wall of my garage.

I'm going to pull it inside via some conduit and a jbox (they won't do inside-structure wiring and I didn't want this run along my outside wall).

Thing is, I need to take this to the electrical panel as I'm told they installer can't set it up if it's not grounded at the panel for some reason.

Do I still need to follow the same general conditions as cat5/6 even though it's quad-shielded cable? I know shielding is meant to help, but it's not an absolute protector.

If I run it on the other side of a stud/joist, does it still need to be a foot apart?

The real issue is getting to the panel. You can see many electrical conduits but I do see bare cable (the bare bundle appears to be phone) on the other side of the joist.

I was going to run it up this wall and across the top of the garage but there are some electrical conduit near. Also, it seems not smart to go over a jbox?

Thanks for any advice or guidance...

 

[bobdole369]

Cable internet and cable TV (digital) are far less susceptible to interference than UTP. The signal in cable is an unbalanced one, and generally at a much greater signal strength than the balanced differential signal in ethernet. You should be fine a few inches from power.

 

[drunkgamer]

Thanks for info. I feel better now as its going to be a lot more work to try and avoid them in the garage.

Two other Qs spring to mind:

1) What would be the symptoms of electrical interference on RG6 carrying source cable/internet data? How could I tell or measure?

2) I know most electrical is put in metal conduit to keep it from getting cut and you injured. If I run this in conduit to keep main feed protected, is metal ok or does it need to be plastic pvc conduit?

Thanks

 

[Red Squirrel]

That looks like it's all BX power runs too, not often you see that for residential but you're in luck as that will act somewhat as a shield too. You should be fine.