Wiring a House

[skyking]

If your walls are still open, then I advise running extra wires for sure

 

[Armitage]

Originally posted by: skyking
If your walls are still open, then I advise running extra wires for sure

Yup, there will be plenty!
I'm going to have 2 jacks at each box (and I've been generous with the boxes) and probably another piece hanging behind some of the key boxes, unterminated.

 

[cmetz]

ergeorge, I totally agree with your philosophy. What I was pointing out was that you need to be careful, or you might be getting taken for a ride. Spending $60 more to get a lot better cable while the walls are open is a good idea. Spending $60 more to get the same cable with different marketing is $60 wasted.

 

[ScottMac]

Cat 6 has been ratified for a while now.

Scott

 

[Armitage]

Here is the stuff I got.. It went up a few $$ from yesterday.
The description says it meets IEEE802.3, 802.5 and supports 550 MHz
Did I get ripped off?

 

[ScottMac]

Na .. it's probably decent stuff. It's certified as 568B, which is a fairly new (recently ratified) spec (not to be confused with the 568B pair-ordering for cable termination).

Good Luck

Scott

 

[GeekDrew]

Also, SmartHome is a good place to look for home automation and wiring. Further, I recommend visiting comp.home.automation via usenet. I frequent those forums, and there is quite a bit of information to be found there.

I have a ton of links in my favorites composed of only home automation and wiring links. If you'd like them, just send me a PM or contact me via AIM:shrinercomp.

Andrew