Re: [MLUG - DISCUSSION] home rewiring: the next to final chapter?

[Jonathan King <EMAIL:PROTECTED>]

On Tue, 2 Apr 2002, Dave Lloyd wrote:

> You should be able to leave out as long of a tail as you want.  The
> drywall guys will probably just stuff it into the box then use their
> rotary cutout tool to cut around the box and get the drywall to fit
> in.  However, anything longer than 2.5 feet is probably overkill and
> may end up getting in the way some.

Indeed.  I'll be running a special sale on very short patch cables next
week. :-)

> The phone company should replace the box at the demarc for free if you
> ask for it, same as running a new drop into your house.

OK, I'll try that

> I had a very, very ancient piece of equipment in my vintage 1909
> residence, probably something from the Coolidge administration.  It
> was a ceramic square with two copper bars on the side and a fuse in
> the middle.

Oh yeah; I've seen those before; you've got me beat. :-)

> Anyway, the phone company ran a new drop from the pole and installed a
> new box at the demarc for me when I had new service installed.  It's
> their equipment and if it may cause problems for them in the future,
> they should replace it for free.

I'm actually willing to pay something for it, as long as they can do it
fairly promptly.

> Punchdown tools aren't that exepensive, maybe $15 or so.  The low bid
> ones over in the wiring section at Home Depot are acceptable.  You'll
> probably need one for the cat 5 jacks, anyway.  Patch panels are,
> likewise, rather inexpensive:
> http://www.pcwebshopper.com/min12porpatp.html

Thanks for the tip.

> That one even includes the wall bracket.  You could probably get away with
> some double or triple gang surface mount boxes, but I really think that
> getting a patch panel is the "right" way to do it, and the cost ends up
> being about the same once you factor in 12 cat 5 jacks, two boxes, etc.
> Use drywall anchors for the patch panel, or anchor a sheet of plywood to
> the studs with some 2.5" drywall or deck screws and screw everything to that.
> BTW, you can use RJ45 jacks for both phone and data, just so you know.

I guess I did know, but I feel paranoid about plugging something
voltage sensitive into the phone jack by mistake...

> If you do a search for "keystone" on pricewatch, you can find jacks
> that will fit into the Leviton quickport faceplates.  I used the
> belkin ones in my installation and they seem to have held up well.  A
> cursory search shows that you can find 'em for as low as $2.00 if you
> aren't picky about which color they are.

I'm not very picky, but I'll check with somebody who might be. :-)

jking

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