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I ran cat6 through my house. I put one of the drops down the square space surrounding the chimney. It occurs to me about 15 minutes after I've finished that it might be a problem. The fireplace is in the downstairs and I ran the cable from the attic to an upstairs room (2 floors) so it basically goes 8 feet down the side of the square portion of framing/drywall that goes around the metal flue. Should I pull this back out and find another place to drop it or is it probably ok there?
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| # ? Nov 06, 2009 05:11 |
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| # ? Nov 22, 2009 01:56 |
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Best bet is to find a good place to cut a patch, splice the cable and add what you need into the line, twist the pairs and re-heatshrink. Works for me in a jiffy. Measure twice run once!
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| # ? Nov 06, 2009 06:14 |
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You're worried about heat, right? Good Cat5 wire (with a PVC jacket) is rated to about 150 degrees fahrenheit. I assume Cat6 is similar. Keep in mind that cheap wire may not handle anything near that temp. That should be a double walled vent pipe, which keep relatively cool. If the area stays cooler than 150 degrees, you're probably fine as long as the wire isn't closer than about 2-3 inches from the vent pipe. 12_String fucked around with this message at Nov 06, 2009 around 09:05 |
| # ? Nov 06, 2009 09:00 |
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Friendly Robot posted:I ran cat6 through my house. I put one of the drops down the square space surrounding the chimney. It occurs to me about 15 minutes after I've finished that it might be a problem. The fireplace is in the downstairs and I ran the cable from the attic to an upstairs room (2 floors) so it basically goes 8 feet down the side of the square portion of framing/drywall that goes around the metal flue. Should I pull this back out and find another place to drop it or is it probably ok there? While it may survive, I'd much rather have the peace of mind that the metal flue isn't going to melt the wire and potentially burn the house down. Not to mention, that would never pass an inspection if there ever was one. It shouldn't be that hard to just drill a hole in the top plate and fish it down the wall. I'd definitely find a new place to run the wire. vvvv That's what I'm saying. This scenario gives me images of drops of flaming plastic. monkeybounce fucked around with this message at Nov 06, 2009 around 17:03 |
| # ? Nov 06, 2009 16:36 |
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It's probably ok, but you never want to mess around with a chimney. Chimney fires are a leading cause of house fires. You don't want to add to the risk.
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| # ? Nov 06, 2009 16:54 |
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