[SEL] O.T. New Home Wiring Questions

[Robert L. Holtzer]

Paul, I don't have any electrical suggestions but if you want Ghost please 
contact me off list.  I have the 2001 version with manual I'd be happy to 
loan you for a while.

Bob Holtzer

At 08:55 PM 7/18/2004 -0500, you wrote:
>Ok you electrical guru's I am ringing your phone again.
>
>I am now 98% through with wiring my son's new home and I am now ready to
>start wiring the phone and satellite circuits and here is my questions:
>
>(1) I will be using CAT5 unshielded wire for the telephone circuits and RG-6
>Quad Shield for the Satellite circuits.
>(2) Is it better to run separate boxes, that is a separate box for the phone
>wire and a separate box for the satellite circuits or just run both circuits
>in one
>      box and install a modular outlet (multi-port outlets) If I use one box
>for both circuits I was thinking of getting a modular connector that would
>have
>      (2) CAT5 jacks, one for the phone and one for the computer and then (1)
>RG-6 jack for the Satellite.
>(3) I am going to wire the telephone circuits with home runs from each box
>to the outside of the house. What type of termination box do I need to use
>      on the outside to wire all of the home runs in? Do I need to have this
>available before they brick the house so they can mount it in the brick or
>do I
>      just use a surface mount box after they finish the bricking?
>(4) I know that I need to keep the phone wires a minimum of 6" from any
>electrical circuit and preferably 12" but I assume it is ok to go past these
>circuits
>      since they are in the same wall. I don't mean run parallel with them,
>just past them in the wall.
>
>I would appreciate any recommendations on wiring up the telephone and
>satellite TV circuits.
>
>Thanks,
>
>Paul
>
>
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