You just made every electrician (craftsman) cringe. I hope you never need to replace that cable.
Need Opinions on running Cat5 into house
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But since this is really just an aesthetic sleeve for a CAT5 cable, I don't think there's any safety issue here.
An electrician might do conduit similar to this (probably not crushing the end), as a sleeve to a decent depth providing the aesthetics and protection from damage.
Then no conduit, just direct buried out to the other spot it comes out of the ground.
If it needs to be replaced, I'd cut the conduit and wire near where it starts to bend up. and remake the bent section. (although just heating the crushed end probably will have it spring back to round.)
I definitely would NOT try to pull an RJ45 through the conduit - you can put the ends onto a cable for so cheap it's not worth messing with that.Comment
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I looked at it both ways and again agree with Foo1bar however I decided not to cut the RJ45 off until I needed to if it wouldn't go thru- but it did. The factory connection is probably better than mine (and I have punched down quite a few over the years) plus cat5e has tighter specs than the old cat5. If I have to replace it ... no big deal.
Well then, y'all are definitely gonna like my closing cover for my meter- ya think the inspector will have a sense of humor?
Trying to find a closing cover (among other things) is not that easy - if everyone needs one why are they not listed very often?
AND just to make sure it is water/dust resistant - a paint can gasket allows for a pressure fit and seal....
Gives a whole new meaning to "Put a Lid on it".... Looks good to go to me.Last edited by Syberdog; 11-08-2017, 11:05 AM.Comment
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Most POCO's are happy with just a piece of cardboard covering the meter terminals.
You should see my new meter pan. They didn't even add the cardboard. Lucky for me we have not had any rain the past week or so.
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By the way, the blank fits on the inside so it can't be removed when there is a meter seal on the base.Comment
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