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Running CAT6 on outside of home
I've switched plans and instead of going mostly wireless, I purchased a Nighthawk Router and I'm cabling to all the rooms that need ethernet and the Nighthawk has the perfect number of LAN ports. My only problem so far is that I can't access the living room because of the way our roof is made so I need to take the CAT6 and go thru the wall of the house and run it externally. I'm using bare copper CAT6 outdoor/direct burial solid ethernet cable, 23AWG, CMX waterproof wire for all my cabling. Can I safely run this thru PVC conduit on the outside of the house and not have to worry about the cable getting harmed by the elements? I live in the Midwest (MO) and we get all four seasons, some harsher than others, lol. Any advice would be appreciated.
Thank you!
CAT6A STP would be recommended for outdoor use.
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You should be able to. Thats the whole point of underground rated cable. And you're running it in a conduit for even better protection
CAT6A STP would be recommended for outdoor use.
Everything I have read says that the cable I bought should be good, just wanted some other opinions. 🙂 The way I'm planning on running it, there wont be a chance for water to get to the cable. I'll just have to cross my fingers at this point. Thank you for the advice!
