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| Topic: | Outdoor decent sized weatherproof box for house cable and phone This thread has 14 replies. Displaying all posts. |
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| Post 1 made on Thursday July 28, 2016 at 01:42 |
tomciara Loyal Member |
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Haven't been able to find them. Maybe in my search I'm not using the right terms.
This is just a house with about 4-5 cable splits and a few cat5 cables to stick into a box. Where do cable guys get theirs?
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| Post 2 made on Thursday July 28, 2016 at 04:15 |
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I use carlon and they are readily available at Home Depot. We put them in before stone, brick, whatever. We dont flush mount them, leave 1.5 " overhang to drill wires thru the bottom. Or surface mount. Many sizes and depths. [Link: homedepot.com]
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| Post 3 made on Thursday July 28, 2016 at 07:00 |
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| Post 4 made on Thursday July 28, 2016 at 08:03 |
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| Post 5 made on Thursday July 28, 2016 at 08:32 |
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[Link: amazon.com]Proper box for the job. I'm shaking my head at what some of the other guys are 'trying' to use on here.
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| Post 6 made on Thursday July 28, 2016 at 09:10 |
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On July 28, 2016 at 08:32, Brad Humphrey said...
[Link: amazon.com]Proper box for the job. I'm shaking my head at what some of the other guys are 'trying' to use on here. +1 What I always use Btw, to the op, it's called a demarcation box
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| OP | Post 7 made on Thursday July 28, 2016 at 11:19 |
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On July 28, 2016 at 08:32, Brad Humphrey said...
[Link: amazon.com]Proper box for the job. I'm shaking my head at what some of the other guys are 'trying' to use on here. Is it really purple?
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| Post 8 made on Thursday July 28, 2016 at 12:02 |
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On July 28, 2016 at 08:32, Brad Humphrey said...
[Link: amazon.com]Proper box for the job. I'm shaking my head at what some of the other guys are 'trying' to use on here. Actually, I don't like those. I don't want a hinge. I don't want a fat door. Harder to disguise and blend in. But to each his own. Many choices will work fine.
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| Post 9 made on Thursday July 28, 2016 at 14:10 |
Ernie Gilman Yes, That Ernie! |
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Ranger, if your choice is truly waterproof, I see no reason to change. On July 28, 2016 at 08:32, Brad Humphrey said...
[Link: amazon.com]Proper box for the job. I'm shaking my head at what some of the other guys are 'trying' to use on here. People came here to get this answer. Not everybody knew about it. Not everybody wants a box that looks like that. Why the attitude? On July 28, 2016 at 11:19, tomciara said...
Is it really purple? It's gray on my monitor and in real life, but the color shown is not the exact color of the box.
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| Post 10 made on Thursday July 28, 2016 at 14:52 |
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| Post 11 made on Thursday July 28, 2016 at 15:35 |
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The box I linked to is a very light pale grey, not purple (photography issues).
Ranger,
That box is one of the best I have ever used. You can remove the door completely when working on it, the door snaps back on the hinges. The hinges are very solid and I have never had any break.
Can put the door on the ground to throw stuff in as you are working, which helps when fighting in the bushes or tall grass.
Why would you NOT want a 'fat' door?
The size is the most important thing about this, it has plenty of room to give the proper bend radius to cabling. Lot of anchor point to secure wire as well.
If you are 'cramming' cables into a small box, you aren't doing yourself any favors - especially the customer.
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| Post 12 made on Thursday July 28, 2016 at 15:57 |
Archibald "Harry" Tuttle Advanced Member |
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On July 28, 2016 at 08:32, Brad Humphrey said...
[Link: amazon.com]Proper box for the job. I'm shaking my head at what some of the other guys are 'trying' to use on here. A majority of houses around here have no box at all at the demarc. Most everything I see on here would be an improvement.
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| Post 13 made on Friday July 29, 2016 at 05:51 |
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It's almost 2017 and you guys are still distributing cable and phone from box of wadded up wires on the side of the house?
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| Post 14 made on Friday July 29, 2016 at 13:40 |
Ernie Gilman Yes, That Ernie! |
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Brad, the two words fat cramming are real words and you're using them correctly, so they don't need apostrophes. On July 28, 2016 at 15:35, Brad Humphrey said...
Ranger,
If you are 'cramming' cables into a small box, you aren't doing yourself any favors - especially the customer. I looked at the McMaster collection and found what I expected: boxes up to 13" x 13" x 6 3/4." There might be larger ones -- I only checked one type. Wires wouldn't need to be crammed in there!
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| Post 15 made on Friday July 29, 2016 at 16:24 |
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On July 29, 2016 at 05:51, trevcda said...
It's almost 2017 and you guys are still distributing cable and phone from box of wadded up wires on the side of the house? just use it for the service feeds and to make to nice and presentable, at least until the service provider shows up.
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