Adding New Cat6A Ethernet Network Cable Around the House! Thanks to FS for Sponsoring this Install!

I have been meaning to remount our Home TV on the wall and needing to add network drops behind the TV on the wall. Well finally after months of planning, I can finally move forward on the project. Not only did we add 4 Ethernet drops behind the TV but we also added two more ethernet drops on the outside of my house for some PoE IP Cameras. Huge shout out to Fiber Store (FS.com) for sponsoring this video so I could make this project finally happen.

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[TheViedocrasher]

Couple tips. Stagger your cables when taping them to fish tapes and tape a cone shape up to the fish tape itself, makes it a way smoother pulling experience. Invest in some drag line. 😂

[jasonmc]

Great video of your install.

If you haven’t already, I’d also recommend creating a MAC filter on any switch port that has a cable going to the outside of the house.

If by weird chance someone does get to your outside camera and hooks up to the Cat6 going into it, they have open access to your home network. With a MAC filter and adding only your MAC address of your UniFi camera, you’ll eliminate that possibility.

[ucres]

Those cardboards "blocking the soffit" are actually your ventilation baffles. You need these to direct the air upwards from the soffits rather flowing through the attic, causing havoc to the spray in insulation and reducing the insulation near the soffits.

[mikebutton]

Several improvements on your technique. 1) Any penetrations from your heated space into the attic need to be calked to block air leakage The air leakage can cause significant cold spots in your wall and possible condensation in the wall during the heating season. 2) Label your cables before pulling them so you can identify each run 3) At the very least, wire map each run to validate the runs 4) label you r wall jack and your server patch panel

[aschmitt]

The Excess Cable you "Cut Back" should've been pushed back into the wall as a "Service Loop" so if you ever needed to move the wall plate in the future, you could. All in all, great work!

[allisterdavidson]

7:10 - top tip....'taper' your cable ends so theres a more smoother transition when pulling up multiple cables. It avoids snagging in the wall on anything and the hole at the top.

[AceBoy]

Alternate way of running the cables in your walls. Get a spool of string and run it, maybe 2, with the first cable then just tape new wires and pull string through, could also leave a string in wall for future pulls.

[warthogA]

Always run a pull string with your cables.
This way of you ever need to run a new cable, simply tie into the pull string, making sure to run a new pull string with the new cable.
I typically run a string down with each drops as well, for any future need

[mikel]

Some things I noticed and have probably already been mentioned. Those cardboard barriers are critical. They are soffit vent deflectors and the protect your soffit vents form being covered with insulation. You need to go up there and make sure your vents are clear. it isn't necessary to install new ones if you have missing ones as long as you aren't going to be adding insulation. Second, use a stud finder to locate the studs. Much more accurate. It's your house so not that important, but if you were doing this at a friends house or a customers house, get a small shop vac. Use the shop vac next to your drywall saw when cutting to keep the amount of debris on the floor minimal. Use a reel to pull the tape, if you don't have one, figure 8 the cable on the floor before pulling. It will pull much easier and you won't damage the cable or the wall. Caulk all penetrations into attic or that lead to the outside. Use the appropriate caulk. Typically, fire code requires a fire rated caulk to be used if you are going through any fire barriers as well, so keep that in mind. Use bushings when pulling through an exterior wall or soffit. It will protect your cable.

[ptessier]

CAT6A, man I feel for you. After running many parts of my house with CAT6 where I couldn't feel my fingers in the end, with CAT6A being a thicker cable, you were in a world of pain lol. Seriously doing SOLID cable termination is a pain compared to stranded but there is no choice when you are putting anything in the walls as per fire code at least here in Canada. Really good to give yourself a lot more cable than you need on each end; I was glad I did. When you terminate a cable it doesn't always work out, I had to redo that 2 to 4 times at times on 1 end just to have a proper termination.

[CBL]

Pull strings work great when having to pull multiple cables through the same hole. I always leave an extra string in after the job is done just in case I have do another pull in the future.

[korgaun]

Next time pull that slack up in the attic as a safety loop and attach to the support beam for future issues. Either side might go bad or damaged so you always want to leave slack. As for future pulls if you want to pull multiple lines there are two methods so it doesn't get knotted while pulling. You can wrap it around the cat6 spool and bring a ladder in to allow it to easily spool out or you can tape around 5-6 feet to keep it clean. Either will work.

[ShinyTechThings]

You can use a hard drive magnet on both sides of Sheetrock to fish a line through. Just watch your fingers when the magnets make contact.

[juansaydeflores]

make sure you use plenum rated cable in the attic... also use a network tester to test for straight through continuity and any errors on the line.

[bbateman]

In my experience passthrough connectors are not the best. 2 piece connectors use a passthrough "loading bar" that's cut flush then inserted inside the connector. This ensures no wires protrude out of the connector end causing unreliable connections. The best connectors have a 3rd piece to separate the 4 twisted pairs and maintains the twist right up against the termination points inside the connector. It's more steps to terminate but is the best possible connection with the least amount of signal loss. Some high end AV equipment like certain control systems specifically state to never use passthrough connectors.

[visheshshivraj]

Yes I already knew when pulling at least three cables you were gonna have them tangle on each other while pulling them and making a knot. Its honestly best to do that many drops in one area with 2 people or lay all that cable out flat across your house and even tape them in sections if you have to do it by yourself

[keystroke]

Consider getting a bump cap if you're worried about hitting your head on roofing nails. Cheaper alternative to quick care or tetanus shots.

[wgb]

NOTES: Suggestions from 4 decades of Cable Pulling (Electrical and Low Voltage)
1.) Drill Holes correct diameter to Pull Maximum # cables (like 4, your TV pull)
2.) Use Pull Strings for Future Proofing (later cable pulls)
3.) 500 and 1000 foot spools of Category 6a UTP usually length marks on outer jacket,
use that feature to determine length of that TV to Patch Panel cable.
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Fire Caulking already mentioned.
I have watched Cable Crews fired, and one group brought to tears by Fire Inspectors.
He had investigated a recent fire — lack of fire blocking help spread fire (and he showed them).

[kotgc]

7:21 electrician's tape around the end tip of the Ethernet cables and the pull through, smoothens the pull through.
10:52: ceiling speakers FTW.

[mrmotofy]

Tell your wife HI from all of us. We do enjoy seeing the amazing helpful wives that make our lives so much easier.