Hello folks, i have just joined the group after having subscribed for some weeks and watching sev...

[G+_Markus Kamp]

Hello folks, i have just joined the group after having subscribed for some weeks and watching several episodes from the archive.

 

I have watched KH 310 "Premise Wiring" recently and found it very helpful. But I think there would be room for a second part covering the actual wiring in an apartment or house.

 

Where to run the wires and install wall sockets, how to install and use a patchpanel, when or if you need one, do I need double cables to every room, etc.

 

Or is there already an episode covering this that I haven't found yet?

 

Thanks for all the work with kh, I am a fan already :)

https://twit.tv/shows/know-how/episodes/310

[G+_Black Merc]

Yes ...lets a go to Leo's to see how he did it. Must be a multiple level house. With a garage (basement, 'doghouse' with a couch) .

[G+_John Sullivan]

Interesting questions. Leo has addressed thiese issues more than once, and his current solution is just to go wireless instead of running all that wire.

 

Personally I have only been involved in installing, troubleshooting and maintaining one installation of about 60 cable locations. As to your question as to where you run the wires, that depends on the jobsite. Mostly you run them in the walls, obviously. If you have a location with a drop-ceiling, your local electrical codes may require that you use "plenum approved" cable.

 

As to where you install the wall sockets, you install them where ever you think you might need them.

 

As to a patch panel, that is what is often used, but I found it to be just one more connection that might go bad. A patch panel is great in a situation where you are often changing connections, but in the environment where I worked, it was plug it in once and forget about it. We could have just run the cables and installed RJ-45 plugs and plugged them directly into the switches, and thus eliminated one extra point of failure. But again, each install is different.