[ale] [OT] Residential Data/Voice/Video Wiring

[esoteric at 3times25.net (Geoffrey)]

tfreeman at intel.digichem.net wrote:
> Well, I'll wishy-washy on the electrician not being required. I
> suspect that experience with conduit helps get the initial runs
> correct so pulling cable later isn't a big deal. I expect that the
> electrician is the tradesman with that experience. There may also be
> some grounding issues that I'm not familiar with (should be with
> metal conduit).

I wouldn't discount the use of an electrician in running conduit.  I 
wouldn't use one to run the actual cable.  I've seen cat5 wired 
improperly by electricians.  They know electricity, they do not know 
data.  You could get them to run the cat5 and terminate it yourself.

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