Cat5 Under Siding
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.
Cat5 under siding. I still tuck a heavy duty 120 volt extension cord under the corner molding going up to the second floor. Importantly you ll want to make sure you use weather resistant ethernet cable on the. Cat 5 6 ethernet cables siamese cables and plug and play cables. I did once run the grounding conductor for an ota tv antenna along one of the siding j channels so i guess ive already.
What do folks think about running cat5 cables under vinyl siding and or along the siding edge channels. Poe surveillance cameras cat cables under vinyl siding. The cat 5 6 cables can carry the video signal up to 1 500 feet. 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.
This video from linus tech tips covers the basics on how to run cable along the outside of your home. Pull up gently on the lower lip of the vinyl siding where you wish to hide the cable. Security camera wire types usually include 3 main kinds. My cable tv the old telephone wire and some of the hardwired network cat5 is permanently in there per association rules.
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. Im about to deploy a bunch of poe surveillance cameras around the house exterior.