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Outdoor box to enclose wires
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Post 1 made on Friday October 20, 2017 at 13:13
Mario
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Do you guys know of a box for outdoors to enclose the wires you see here?
If it has K.O.s for few additional conduits that I need to run, that would be great.

[Link: photos.app.goo.gl]
Post 2 made on Friday October 20, 2017 at 13:27
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Maybe an addition to the house.... :O
Even if the demarc boxes were placed over your feeds inside, the main feeds to the house aren't even close.

WOW..


Ive used these before, not cheap, but look the part.
Even better when painted like the house
[Link: superpowersupply.com]

Last edited by chicagoinstaller on October 20, 2017 13:35.
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OP | Post 3 made on Friday October 20, 2017 at 13:46
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On October 20, 2017 at 13:27, chicagoinstaller said...
Maybe an addition to the house.... :O
Even if the demarc boxes were placed over your feeds inside, the main feeds to the house aren't even close.

WOW..

Ive used these before, not cheap, but look the part.
Even better when painted like the house
[Link: superpowersupply.com]

I know, right? :-)
I can use a 14x14 or similar box from any electrical supply house and run liquidtight lines to it. That might be a best way to handle it.
OP | Post 4 made on Friday October 20, 2017 at 13:48
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On a related note, I need to punch a hold about 6' above this mess and 'lead' down few new cables (3-5 Cat6, 3 RG6).
I know I can use electrical LB, but don't like to kink/bend cat cables that tight.
Outside of using electrical junction box, has anyone seen any shallow angle fittings that would allow me to transition from inside of the house to the outside?
Post 5 made on Friday October 20, 2017 at 14:05
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On October 20, 2017 at 13:48, Mario said...
On a related note, I need to punch a hold about 6' above this mess and 'lead' down few new cables (3-5 Cat6, 3 RG6).
I know I can use electrical LB, but don't like to kink/bend cat cables that tight.

That's going to require a 1" or even larger conduit! To get the radius you want, you'll probably do best to use PVC conduit and mount a PVC box, like 6x6, on the wall at the penetration. The inside of the box will have enough room for an okay radius.
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OP | Post 6 made on Friday October 20, 2017 at 14:13
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On October 20, 2017 at 14:05, Ernie Gilman said...
That's going to require a 1" or even larger conduit! To get the radius you want, you'll probably do best to use PVC conduit and mount a PVC box, like 6x6, on the wall at the penetration. The inside of the box will have enough room for an okay radius.

You're probably right.
I was thinking of heat bending the conduit and just 'letting' it into the wall, then flush cutting it once inside the structured media can.
But I think that's going to expose too much of the wall/stucco from outside. Something on the order of 12-16" at the very least.
Of cause the homeowner owns a stucco company, so he could have his people fix it.

Thanks for the suggestion. I'll run it by him and see what he wants to do.
Post 7 made on Friday October 20, 2017 at 15:29
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Just use bigger conduit
1 1/2” LB to pipe to box. It will be a smaller foot print than a box.
If smaller pipe, use reducers

I don’t have any pics
Yet this is what we’ve done to correnct undersized LB’s and boxes.

As for the rest lower. Wow!
Consider a “patch” cable from provider to your box?
Atleast you could make that clean.
OP | Post 8 made on Friday October 20, 2017 at 15:59
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The left most conduit coming up from the ground that has coax and blue Cat5e (riser only, not-outdoor rated) has been laying out in the New Mexico sun for god knows how long.
Outer jacket crumbles.
It's the only thing feeding outbuilding (shop), some 257' away.
Best I can get in the shop is 23Mbps. For reference, main house gets steady 183Mbps.

Already told homeowner that we'll probably going to have to dig a trench and replace it with 3-5 Cat6, maybe a coax or 2.
Hell, I might just as well run fiber.
Post 9 made on Friday October 20, 2017 at 17:41
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We use these.

[Link: l-com.com]

Yup, quite pricey, but the quality is hard to beat. It's fiberglass, so no knockouts. I find that drilling them is easy/clean enough, though.

(if you ever do try one of these, the holes in the backboard are #6x32)

Last edited by Grasshopper on October 20, 2017 17:51.
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Post 10 made on Friday October 20, 2017 at 20:06
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I really like the look of these from Paul sbsmarthomes

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old photobucket special, can't direct link
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