Comments on: An adventure in Wiring http://homeservershow.com/an-adventure-in-wiring.html The Podcast for the Home Server Enthusiast. Mon, 06 Feb 2012 06:16:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Cooling an entertainment center : Home Server Show http://homeservershow.com/an-adventure-in-wiring.html#comment-1095 Cooling an entertainment center : Home Server Show Mon, 07 Dec 2009 04:51:53 +0000 http://homeservershow.com/?p=2383#comment-1095 [...] aspects to having all of one’s equipment in a cabinet is knowing what to do about the heat. In my setup, the 3 main heat generating equipment are the xbox 360, the receiver, and the DVR (in descending [...] [...] aspects to having all of one’s equipment in a cabinet is knowing what to do about the heat. In my setup, the 3 main heat generating equipment are the xbox 360, the receiver, and the DVR (in descending [...]

]]> By: JoseROrtiz http://homeservershow.com/an-adventure-in-wiring.html#comment-1097 JoseROrtiz Sun, 06 Dec 2009 23:36:51 +0000 http://homeservershow.com/?p=2383#comment-1097 @usacomp2k3 ture, but i think the coax would still come in handy if you ever decided to have a media center at each pc instead of an extender. with the coax there, you can now have a ceton tuner at each tv! @usacomp2k3 ture, but i think the coax would still come in handy if you ever decided to have a media center at each pc instead of an extender. with the coax there, you can now have a ceton tuner at each tv!

]]> By: usacomp2k3 http://homeservershow.com/an-adventure-in-wiring.html#comment-1094 usacomp2k3 Sun, 06 Dec 2009 08:18:03 +0000 http://homeservershow.com/?p=2383#comment-1094 Well the PVC was $1.50 (approx) per 10' length, so all total it only added about $10 to the cost of the project. And the benefit I'd get for being able to pull cables simply without having to manually go and crawl in the attic and staple them to the roofing beams was well worth it. Well the PVC was $1.50 (approx) per 10' length, so all total it only added about $10 to the cost of the project. And the benefit I'd get for being able to pull cables simply without having to manually go and crawl in the attic and staple them to the roofing beams was well worth it.

]]> By: unrealshots http://homeservershow.com/an-adventure-in-wiring.html#comment-1093 unrealshots Sun, 06 Dec 2009 05:12:44 +0000 http://homeservershow.com/?p=2383#comment-1093 Hey AJ, nice writeup, however quick question - what necessitated running the cabling through PVC? I cabled our entire house for the cost of a single drum of CAT5 (approx $80 AUD, plus a handful of CAT5e outlets and wall plates) ... I've never even contemplated the PVC - to me it adds an additional cost that isn't really that necessary.... Hey AJ,

nice writeup, however quick question – what necessitated running the cabling through PVC? I cabled our entire house for the cost of a single drum of CAT5 (approx $80 AUD, plus a handful of CAT5e outlets and wall plates) …

I've never even contemplated the PVC – to me it adds an additional cost that isn't really that necessary….

]]> By: usacomp2k3 http://homeservershow.com/an-adventure-in-wiring.html#comment-1088 usacomp2k3 Fri, 04 Dec 2009 22:50:39 +0000 http://homeservershow.com/?p=2383#comment-1088 If the Ceton card had come out by now, I wouldn't have needed to run anything but ethernet. However... If the Ceton card had come out by now, I wouldn't have needed to run anything but ethernet. However…

]]> By: JoseROrtiz http://homeservershow.com/an-adventure-in-wiring.html#comment-1087 JoseROrtiz Fri, 04 Dec 2009 21:08:43 +0000 http://homeservershow.com/?p=2383#comment-1087 nice job. i just did some coax wiring for my friend's guest house. unfortunately there was no attic so i had to run the cable through the crawl space. he didn't want ethernet cable but i ran some 5e anyways since i know at some point he's going to want it and i don't want to spend a day crawling under there again. nice job. i just did some coax wiring for my friend's guest house. unfortunately there was no attic so i had to run the cable through the crawl space. he didn't want ethernet cable but i ran some 5e anyways since i know at some point he's going to want it and i don't want to spend a day crawling under there again.

]]> By: usacomp2k3 http://homeservershow.com/an-adventure-in-wiring.html#comment-1086 usacomp2k3 Fri, 04 Dec 2009 15:34:53 +0000 http://homeservershow.com/?p=2383#comment-1086 @jcrus. That is a good point. I can totally see that. I didn't glue the pipes together, so if something got stuck, you could always just pull them apart and fish it manually and then reconnect. I have 2 reasons why I didn't do that. 1, the half of the attic that is above the guest room and living room is nice and tall and has a light mounted. The other half, which I would have to get to for ever routing, isn't that easily accessible and you need a flashlight and to crawl around on your hands and knees. Not something I want to be doing in an attic in Florida with any frequency. 2, I wanted something where I didn't have to go into the attic at all. I can simply fish through another string and pull a cable any time I want to. The bends didn't seem to cause any problems when I was pulling any of my runs. @jcrus. That is a good point. I can totally see that. I didn't glue the pipes together, so if something got stuck, you could always just pull them apart and fish it manually and then reconnect.

I have 2 reasons why I didn't do that.

1, the half of the attic that is above the guest room and living room is nice and tall and has a light mounted. The other half, which I would have to get to for ever routing, isn't that easily accessible and you need a flashlight and to crawl around on your hands and knees. Not something I want to be doing in an attic in Florida with any frequency.

2, I wanted something where I didn't have to go into the attic at all. I can simply fish through another string and pull a cable any time I want to. The bends didn't seem to cause any problems when I was pulling any of my runs.

]]> By: jammastercd http://homeservershow.com/an-adventure-in-wiring.html#comment-1085 jammastercd Fri, 04 Dec 2009 12:31:37 +0000 http://homeservershow.com/?p=2383#comment-1085 Nice posting. The pictures really help explain what you did. I'm in the early stages of retro-wiring an older home (built in 1941) for cable and cat6. This article provides some additional ideas and tips, as well as confirming that it really can be done by a well-prepared DIY'er. Congrats! Nice posting. The pictures really help explain what you did. I'm in the early stages of retro-wiring an older home (built in 1941) for cable and cat6. This article provides some additional ideas and tips, as well as confirming that it really can be done by a well-prepared DIY'er.

Congrats!

]]> By: jcrus http://homeservershow.com/an-adventure-in-wiring.html#comment-1084 jcrus Fri, 04 Dec 2009 09:01:06 +0000 http://homeservershow.com/?p=2383#comment-1084 I like his idea to use the conduit, however I would have not connected the conduit together in the atic. If you look he has seveal elbows and turns and unless he has alot of extra pull wires already ran it will be come difficult to "fish" for later adding more cable runs. Since this is the atic and no one is going to see it I would have brought the conduits up through the atic and left them (cables) exposed and run them around the perimeter of the atic, ticking them with cable staples. I like his idea to use the conduit, however I would have not connected the conduit together in the atic. If you look he has seveal elbows and turns and unless he has alot of extra pull wires already ran it will be come difficult to "fish" for later adding more cable runs. Since this is the atic and no one is going to see it I would have brought the conduits up through the atic and left them (cables) exposed and run them around the perimeter of the atic, ticking them with cable staples.

]]> By: usacomp2k3 http://homeservershow.com/an-adventure-in-wiring.html#comment-1079 usacomp2k3 Thu, 03 Dec 2009 15:48:19 +0000 http://homeservershow.com/?p=2383#comment-1079 Thanks. It was a fun little project to work on too. Thanks. It was a fun little project to work on too.

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