Extending CAT6 Cabling to Relocate Patch Panel

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#303382 6-Feb-2023 18:59

I want to relocate my patch panel/cabinet within my utility room to the opposite wall. There's structured cabling back to the patch panel, with around 20 runs. To relocate the panel I'd be looking to extend the existing cabling by around 3 metres.

It's very difficult/impossible to re-pull the runs and I'm fine with running surface mount trunking to the opposite wall where we'll relocate the cabinet. What are my best options for joining the cables? I might pay to have it done it or I might just do it myself, I haven't decided.

The house is solid concrete block with a hard packed floor so getting into walls involves chasing concrete - i.e. it isn't going to happen.

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#3032566 6-Feb-2023 19:40

Is leaving the patch panel in place and running longer patch cables not an option?

Just thinking from a joint-minimalisation perspective, that's all.

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#3032568 6-Feb-2023 19:46

Mehrts:

Is leaving the patch panel in place and running longer patch cables not an option?

Just thinking from a joint-minimalisation perspective, that's all.

No. It's a long narrow utility room and the reason to relocate is to clear the wall the patch panel/cabinet is on.

Some surface trunking is fine but if I leave the panel there it becomes a bit pointless plus will likely get damaged.

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#3032569 6-Feb-2023 19:47

Hi a CP, (consolidation point) is the correct thing you need, normally made by using cat6 krone blocks.

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#3032621 6-Feb-2023 20:41

I'd just use some female/female rj45 joiners like an A-RJ45-C5 or a A-RJ45-C6N.

Or you could use some punchdown blocks like a A-PD-C6

Not really much else you can do

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#3033002 7-Feb-2023 18:53

Thanks all, that gives me some options to think about and discuss with possible contractors. I appreciate it.

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#3033075 7-Feb-2023 20:45

CAT6 consolidation point in the roof is a perfectly acceptable solution.

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#3033080 7-Feb-2023 20:49

nztim:

CAT6 consolidation point in the roof is a perfectly acceptable solution.

Chasing a concrete ceiling? No thanks.

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#3033083 7-Feb-2023 20:57

Handle9:

nztim:

CAT6 consolidation point in the roof is a perfectly acceptable solution.

Chasing a concrete ceiling? No thanks.

can you pull the cables back to where you have roof space?

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#3033085 7-Feb-2023 21:05

nztim:
Handle9:

Chasing a concrete ceiling? No thanks.

can you pull the cables back to where you have roof space?

It’s not a New Zealand style house made of timber and plasterboard. It’s solid concrete block with plasterboard only used where there is AC ducting. Ceiling tiles are used in bathrooms and the kitchen but the rest is solid concrete and render.