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Topic: | No fixed future plan. What do I pre-wire? HDMI/4K woes. This thread has 22 replies. Displaying posts 1 through 15. |
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Post 1 made on Sunday October 2, 2016 at 15:43 |
Craig Aguiar-Winter Senior Member |
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On a property with six vacation cottages, the owners are systematically demoing them one by one and rebuilding. I did the pre-wire on the first one a couple of years ago. They are small two bedroom things. For the first one they knew what they wanted: a main room Tv , rough ins for TV in the bedrooms, network, and three zones of audio. No problem. I home ran speaker wire, HDMI, cat6, coax etc etc. It was one floor with a unfinished basement so lots of access to fish any future needs. So the sister is starting the rebuild of her cottage. It's larger than the other since it has a second floor. I'm guessing 1200sqft. At this point she doesn't know what she wants to happen so I'm looking at a pre-wire to cover most basic needs. My question is about HDMI. In the past I've run an HDMI, passive and then later Redmere, and a couple of Cat6 and felt we had it covered. But now with 4K being a bit of a cluster, I'm not running Redmere and am unsure about running passive HDMI. Of I'm home running again, the most future proof cables are quite expensive and at this point she doesn't know which rooms will end up with TVs. The shot gun blast of running HDMI all over the place will get really expensive. I'm leaning towards the passive HDMI, two cat6 and then conduit. I feel like that will pretty much cover future needs but I'm looking for advice on what others are running. Thanks Craig.
Last edited by Craig Aguiar-Winter on October 2, 2016 15:54.
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Post 2 made on Sunday October 2, 2016 at 15:53 |
kgossen Super Member |
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For TV's, run conduit. Your butt is covered that way. It's what we're suggesting to all our clients.
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OP | Post 3 made on Sunday October 2, 2016 at 15:57 |
Craig Aguiar-Winter Senior Member |
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Thanks and I agree.
I've never done conduit in a whole house system though. Just single rooms. I'm pretty sure code doesn't allow for more than 180deg of turns before you provide access and while that doesn't aply to low voltage where I am, any more and friction will prevent a good pull. What are you using for longer runs that may require multiple turns? Hidden access? Access via future drywall repair? I've never tried the Carlon Flexible conduit and I think this could be a good candidate. How's that for friction on the inside?
Craig
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Post 4 made on Sunday October 2, 2016 at 16:26 |
Brentm Ethereal Home Theater |
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Craig:
Give me a call about this, I will be happy to share what I know about the future.
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Post 5 made on Sunday October 2, 2016 at 16:44 |
highfigh Loyal Member |
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On October 2, 2016 at 15:57, Craig Aguiar-Winter said...
Thanks and I agree.
I've never done conduit in a whole house system though. Just single rooms. I'm pretty sure code doesn't allow for more than 180deg of turns before you provide access and while that doesn't aply to low voltage where I am, any more and friction will prevent a good pull. What are you using for longer runs that may require multiple turns? Hidden access? Access via future drywall repair? I've never tried the Carlon Flexible conduit and I think this could be a good candidate. How's that for friction on the inside?
Craig Does the NEC actually address the total angle of turns WRT low voltage?
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Post 6 made on Sunday October 2, 2016 at 17:35 |
osiris Long Time Member |
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Big conduit from the head end to the attic or crawl, smaller conduits down to TV locations.
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Post 7 made on Sunday October 2, 2016 at 17:45 |
kgossen Super Member |
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In BC we're allowed no more than 360 degrees over a run before a pull box is needed.
I have a 16,500 sq ft house with 30 TV locations. Not a single run needed a pull box.
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Post 8 made on Sunday October 2, 2016 at 18:55 |
tweeterguy Loyal Member |
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Brent has a crystal ball; make that call :)
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Post 9 made on Sunday October 2, 2016 at 19:42 |
KRAZYK Long Time Member |
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On October 2, 2016 at 15:57, Craig Aguiar-Winter said...
Thanks and I agree.
I've never done conduit in a whole house system though. Just single rooms. I'm pretty sure code doesn't allow for more than 180deg of turns before you provide access and while that doesn't aply to low voltage where I am, any more and friction will prevent a good pull. What are you using for longer runs that may require multiple turns? Hidden access? Access via future drywall repair? I've never tried the Carlon Flexible conduit and I think this could be a good candidate. How's that for friction on the inside?
Craig Craig it's 360 Degrees in the Canadian Electrical Code. Most large projects spec pull boxes for communications and AV to have straight pulls through the boxes. Basically don't use the box to change direction on a pull. I am trying to future proof my own home and will be doing 2" conduit and using 12" x 12" boxes that I will hide in walls with access in cabinets etc. You need to get creative.
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OP | Post 10 made on Sunday October 2, 2016 at 19:58 |
Craig Aguiar-Winter Senior Member |
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On October 2, 2016 at 16:44, highfigh said...
Does the NEC actually address the total angle of turns WRT low voltage? I'm not sure it does for low voltage but I feel like it's best practice anyway to limit them. I can't imagine an HDMI has a lot of strength when it's pulled too hard.
Last edited by Craig Aguiar-Winter on October 2, 2016 20:12.
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OP | Post 11 made on Sunday October 2, 2016 at 20:02 |
Craig Aguiar-Winter Senior Member |
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I am calling Brent for sure, but not on a Sunday night.
I love the idea of the 2" to the attic. I will put that in my pocket for later, but this place is all vaulted ceilings and spray foam. The unfinished basement is available though and those large access boxes with covers are a stellar idea.
Thanks for the ideas!
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Post 12 made on Monday October 3, 2016 at 01:46 |
pilgram Loyal Member |
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My experience with pvc conduit is that 270 degrees should be the max.
That's why I run flex(smurf tube). You can make sweeping bends and,done properly,it's almost like a straight pull.
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Post 13 made on Monday October 3, 2016 at 05:49 |
Neurorad Super Member |
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I like 1.5" flex conduit to each TV location, from the attic or basement.
Install other cables outside the conduit, the conduit is for future cables, it should be empty.
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Post 14 made on Monday October 3, 2016 at 10:20 |
77W Advanced Member |
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On October 2, 2016 at 15:57, Craig Aguiar-Winter said...
Thanks and I agree.
I've never done conduit in a whole house system though. Just single rooms. I'm pretty sure code doesn't allow for more than 180deg of turns before you provide access and while that doesn't aply to low voltage where I am, any more and friction will prevent a good pull. What are you using for longer runs that may require multiple turns? Hidden access? Access via future drywall repair? I've never tried the Carlon Flexible conduit and I think this could be a good candidate. How's that for friction on the inside?
Craig What code? Who's inspecting your jobs?
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Post 15 made on Tuesday October 4, 2016 at 09:53 |
Cams Long Time Member |
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So is it safe to say, to get any 4k@60fps 4:4:4 - fiber will be the only way to go?
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