SMHarman Posted June 4, 2020 Share Posted June 4, 2020 About to close on a new home. Thinking of ripping out the phone cable and using it to snake CAT to those locations to get a wire into most rooms. It's been a few years since I ran CAT. Is it 6 as the default these days? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pounce Posted June 5, 2020 Share Posted June 5, 2020 56 minutes ago, SMHarman said: Thinking of ripping out the phone cable and using it to snake CAT to those locations to get a wire into most rooms. Do you mean you are thinking you can pull the Cat using the existing phone cable like the phone cable isn't stapled? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMHarman Posted June 5, 2020 Author Share Posted June 5, 2020 Do you mean you are thinking you can pull the Cat using the existing phone cable like the phone cable isn't stapled?On the rise. I'm hoping that or a fish will take it a few feet. But the question was about is CAT6 the standard to pull. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lippavisual Posted June 5, 2020 Share Posted June 5, 2020 Yes, CAT6 is standard now. Rated to 1GB. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Good Guy Posted June 5, 2020 Share Posted June 5, 2020 Is that for data or video (hdmi-over-cat)? Either way use CAT6. When I bought my house 4 years ago I ran 2x Cat5 for IR and Data and 2x Cat6 for video behind every TV location. A bit overkill but I rather have extras than none. If I ever move to a new house in the near future, I think I would do: 2x Cat6 for Data and IR and 2x Cat6A or Cat7 for video. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Lowe Posted June 5, 2020 Share Posted June 5, 2020 In our prewire we typically run 3 cat6 1 coax to each tv and if its a primary display run fiber or fiber hdmis as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lippavisual Posted June 5, 2020 Share Posted June 5, 2020 Conduit is the most future proofed addition!!! SMHarman, mbushardjr, Neo1738 and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pounce Posted June 5, 2020 Share Posted June 5, 2020 16 hours ago, SMHarman said: On the rise. I'm hoping that or a fish will take it a few feet. But the question was about is CAT6 the standard to pull. I hope that works for you. I've never seen a lose phone cable that would pull any useful distance. I just spent days fishing wire in a hot attic. Its still fresh in my memory and the fiberglass still itches. Are you sure the phone line in the new house isn't CAT6? I've been lucky in the past. I've had two houses where the phone was CAT and I rewired for network. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMHarman Posted June 8, 2020 Author Share Posted June 8, 2020 I hope that works for you. I've never seen a lose phone cable that would pull any useful distance. I just spent days fishing wire in a hot attic. Its still fresh in my memory and the fiberglass still itches. Are you sure the phone line in the new house isn't CAT6? I've been lucky in the past. I've had two houses where the phone was CAT and I rewired for network. It's a new to me house. 1974 build. Basement is unfinished so getting cables to a point in the ground floor walls is not to arduous. Just those few feet up the wall to where the old phone and CATV outlets are. Likely they may need a newer coax. Gotta figure out how to get to the upper floor / attic and back again. Need to poke around once the current owner is out and I am in. It's going to be a seasonal rental so the C4 is going to be more for locks / climate / water leaks etc. I plan to finish a bunch of the basement so want to update that cable before drywall goes there. Is that for data or video (hdmi-over-cat)? Either way use CAT6. When I bought my house 4 years ago I ran 2x Cat5 for IR and Data and 2x Cat6 for video behind every TV location. A bit overkill but I rather have extras than none. If I ever move to a new house in the near future, I think I would do: 2x Cat6 for Data and IR and 2x Cat6A or Cat7 for video. Same here. 2xCat5 1 cat6s and a HDMI to each TV plus speaker wire and more. That was 5 years ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neo1738 Posted June 24, 2020 Share Posted June 24, 2020 We have hydronic heat in basement and 1st floor so we ran 3" conduit to the attic (and capped it for fire protection of course) for future run in case we need to update something. Good news is fiber is tiny so if we decide to do this in the future should be able to rewire all TVs in the house to fiber. Really that's the only thing that could need more than 1Gbp data throughput is video. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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