Structured cabling brackets for under house

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mentalinc

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#262115 6-Jan-2020 11:16

Hi

Just wondering what people are using to manage cat5 and fibre runs under the house?
I have mine hooked up over bolts.. But thinking something like saddle clamps would work like for pipes... But around $1 each so hoping someone has a better idea..

Needs to handle several cat5 cables...

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#2385952 6-Jan-2020 11:20

Get a roll of velcro, cut a length suitable for your cable bundle, screw in to the joists/bearers/whatever under the house.

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#2385953 6-Jan-2020 11:21

I bought these cable (?phone) hook which comprised a closable plastic ring with a nail integrated. Came in a loose packet of 10 or so. Cant remember where though either Redfords or mitre10

Each could only hold one cable but was quite neat.

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#2385960 6-Jan-2020 11:37

Either velcro like @chevrolux suggested or half saddles will do

Torquenstein

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#2385963 6-Jan-2020 11:44

I used these when I ran some recently.

https://www.mitre10.co.nz/shop/elepro-half-saddle-zinc-20mm-pack-of-10/p/346353

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#2385964 6-Jan-2020 11:44

These for single runs.

https://www.mitre10.co.nz/shop/hpm-cable-clips-flat-5mm-pack-of-20-white/p/181263

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#2385965 6-Jan-2020 11:45

Cheap conduit from Bunnings - can get bulk packs of Deta branded conduit, saddles and elbows https://www.bunnings.co.nz/deta-20mm-medium-duty-rigid-conduit-10-pack_p00048924

It's overkill for Cat5 (can only fit around 4 cables in 20mm conduit, so I have a few parallel runs of conduit approaching the central hub), but I think it's a must for fibre (don't have to worry about damaging it when doing work on the house)

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#2385985 6-Jan-2020 12:35

I wouldn't conduit it unless rodent protection was an issue. Working with conduit under a floor with multiple cables is the absolute worst.

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#2386007 6-Jan-2020 13:33

I managed my cable runs under my house by installing a stiff steel wire from point A to point B. From there I can run any number of cables along the wire. The actual method of supporting the cables to the steel wire can be decided by the user.

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#2386067 6-Jan-2020 13:52

Great ideas thanks all!

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#2386071 6-Jan-2020 13:56

I have just used cable ties with a staple holding the cable tie into a bearer.

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#2386196 6-Jan-2020 17:03

keep the bolts and use very small length bungee cords somehow?

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#2386304 6-Jan-2020 19:50

I printed a heap of these clips, scaled up slightly to fit my cable https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1471789

-e- Link thing doesn't work at end of line...

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#2386306 6-Jan-2020 20:03

chevrolux:

Get a roll of velcro, cut a length suitable for your cable bundle, screw in to the joists/bearers/whatever under the house.

https://www.trademe.co.nz/computers/cables-adaptors/other/listing-2469283908.htm?rsqid=df0b58b32f5449ab9041efb52b72e799-001

you can just use the staple gun to staple the velcro (i usually use 2-3 pending on how many cables there are) , have used this method many times before.

It makes adding more cables so easy, just undo the velcro and redo it up.

SomeoneSomewhere

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#2387020 7-Jan-2020 20:01

Catenary wire with velcro is what's usually used in commercial settings.

mentalinc

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#2387050 7-Jan-2020 21:40

Think I'm going to try the gun staple and velcro approach.

Keep the ideas coming for others!

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