How many CAT5 ?

**Steelin' Ducks** · 03-10-2010, 08:39 AM

How many Cat5 lines can I pull thru 3/4 pipe?

**millero** · 03-10-2010, 08:42 AM

can you or should you?

**Steelin' Ducks** · 03-10-2010, 08:43 AM

Should I?

**millero** · 03-10-2010, 08:45 AM

no more than 4-5. if you get too full, you might stretch or crimp a cable.

**Steelin' Ducks** · 03-10-2010, 08:45 AM

What if I move up to 1" pipe?

**millero** · 03-10-2010, 09:03 AM

how many wires are you trying to put in?

**Steelin' Ducks** · 03-10-2010, 10:18 AM

6

**millero** · 03-10-2010, 10:59 AM

you should be fine with 1"

**millero** · 03-10-2010, 10:59 AM

especially if you run them all in one pull.

**Steelin' Ducks** · 03-10-2010, 11:15 AM

Thanks.

**dukhuntr** · 03-10-2010, 02:18 PM

Run them all in one pull, but stager them out when you tape them together.

Why do you need six cat5 lines?

**Steelin' Ducks** · 03-10-2010, 02:45 PM

Cameras, phone, alarm system, intercom, internet, etc.

**BOGSTER** · 03-10-2010, 06:40 PM

Originally Posted by dukhuntr

Run them all in one pull, but stager them out when you tape them together.

good advice.

I would use a 2 inch sleeve in case you need to add additional lines later.
Just remember that you are required to place fire stop in the pipe.

**millero** · 03-10-2010, 07:06 PM

Originally Posted by BOG

good advice.

I would use a 2 inch sleeve in case you need to add additional lines later.
Just remember that you are required to place fire stop in the pipe.

my rule of thumb for conduit is whatever you have to have, quadruply it.

you dont have to have a firestop in the pipe.

**BOGSTER** · 03-10-2010, 07:18 PM

Really?

I was taught that all conduit passing through a wall was required to have the void space filled with firestop.
Maybe thats just for schools....

carry on.

**Palmetto Bug** · 03-10-2010, 07:45 PM

Phones only use one pair and ethernet only uses two pairs. You don't need a separate cable for everything, if you get in a pinch.

**ccleroy** · 03-10-2010, 11:22 PM

Originally Posted by BOG

Really?

I was taught that all conduit passing through a wall was required to have the void space filled with firestop.
Maybe thats just for schools....

carry on.

Yes any pipes going through walls have need to have firestop applied on the outside of the sleeve where the pipe goes through the wall and inside of the sleeve to stay up to fire code,if it is a solid run of pipe just the outside of the pipe where it goes through the wall........for what reason I haven't yet figured out or seen a fire inspector this in any of the schools I have worked at check/give a damn about this..........o yea and leave a pull string in the pipe for future lines.

**SCFoxman** · 03-10-2010, 11:45 PM

Originally Posted by ccleroy

o yea and leave a pull string in the pipe for future lines.

This! Nothing worse than trying to fish a cable through stuffed conduit.

**Steelin' Ducks** · 03-11-2010, 06:58 AM

Thanks for the advice. I have a shop/ office that I am trying to finish. I am to the point that need to start trenching to run water and the above mentioned from the house. About 225 feet. Already have power.

**76scout** · 03-11-2010, 07:27 AM

Just a tip, when trying to use pull string on long runs you can use a shop vac to suction string from one end to other.

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