Cat5 Under Siding

What do folks think about running cat5 cables under vinyl siding and or along the siding edge channels.

Cat5 under siding.

For example coaxial cable for satellite or cable television service can be hidden under vinyl siding for a cleaner appearance. I would look at runnin cat5. New a have a question running cable under siding sign in to follow this. I did once run the grounding conductor for an ota tv antenna along one of the siding j channels so i guess ive already.

Jay556 0 jay556 0 members. This video from linus tech tips covers the basics on how to run cable along the outside of your home. New a have a question running cable under siding. I run regular cat5e on the outside of my house even though it s probably not ideal.

Cat 5 6 ethernet cables siamese cables and plug and play cables. Cat 5 6 ethernet cables this type of security camera wires transmits the video image data and power via a single cable. For best results when using ordinary cat 6 ethernet cables outdoors place the cables in a conduit such as pvc or other plastic pipe installed with waterproofing. The cat 5 6 cables can carry the video signal up to 1 500 feet.

0 4 posts. But it s kind of tucked under the ledges of the siding and under the eaves. Poe surveillance cameras cat cables under vinyl siding. Importantly you ll want to make sure you use weather resistant ethernet cable on the.

Old vinyl siding may be brittle and more likely to crack. My cable tv the old telephone wire and some of the hardwired network cat5 is permanently in there per association rules. I have tucked cat5 under the j channel at the bottom of my siding back when i thought i needed to hide the wires. Link to post share on other sites.

Security camera wire types usually include 3 main kinds. Posted in wiring closet. Then bury the conduit under the ground at a depth of about 6 to 8 inches and at least that far away from power lines or other sources of electrical interference.