Cat5 Under Siding

I run regular cat5e on the outside of my house even though it s probably not ideal.

Cat5 under siding.

Link to post share on other sites. Old vinyl siding may be brittle and more likely to crack. 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. I did once run the grounding conductor for an ota tv antenna along one of the siding j channels so i guess ive already.

I would look at runnin cat5. Poe surveillance cameras cat cables under vinyl siding. The cat 5 6 cables can carry the video signal up to 1 500 feet. Posted in wiring closet.

I have tucked cat5 under the j channel at the bottom of my siding back when i thought i needed to hide the wires. Importantly you ll want to make sure you use weather resistant ethernet cable on the. Im about to deploy a bunch of poe surveillance cameras around the house exterior. Jay556 0 jay556 0 members.

I still tuck a heavy duty 120 volt extension cord under the corner molding going up to the second floor. What do folks think about running cat5 cables under vinyl siding and or along the siding edge channels. This video from linus tech tips covers the basics on how to run cable along the outside of your home. My cable tv the old telephone wire and some of the hardwired network cat5 is permanently in there per association rules.

But it s kind of tucked under the ledges of the siding and under the eaves. 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. New a have a question running cable under siding. New a have a question running cable under siding sign in to follow this.

If your siding is more than 15 years old consider a different method of hiding cables or take the risk of damaging the siding. 0 4 posts. Cat 5 6 ethernet cables this type of security camera wires transmits the video image data and power via a single cable.