Openreach ONT box power lead

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Final picture of today.

Yellow line is existing telephone line that goes to big bedroom (a definite no no).

Orange line is existing telephone line that goes down into dining room (definite no go).

Pink line is where we expected someone could fit it in the box room, until I read about no curved fibre cable

Green box is where people seem to think engineer might fix it....

[#2]

@andyt1970 @bmc  

"My initial reaction is the OR engineer will say no to your desired location. Fibre optic cable doesn't bend to well so would stick out when going round the corners of the house"

They might do this,

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@jab1 wrote:

@andyt1970 IIRC, the minimum bend radius for FTTP  cables is 20 degrees.

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@jab1 

20 degrees is not a radius.

Just saying.

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OK - minimum bend angle, if you want to pedantic. 😉

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Being pedantic, if you look at the photo above in Message #32 you'll see it's bent through 90 degrees. 

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Which is greater, not less, than 20degrees.

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The cable in the photo looks like Cat6, though I may be wrong……

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Minimum bend angle makes no sense. 5 short bits each bent to 20 degrees gives you a 100 degree bend.

The minimum bend radius is generally considered to be 10 times the jacket diameter for fibre not under tension. I will measure the diameter if I have time tomorrow.

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@Champnet wrote:

The cable in the photo looks like Cat6, though I may be wrong……

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@Champnet 

I suspect it's actually the fibre cable used in the FTTP installation discussed here.

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Thanks,

Indeed it was a picture from my recent Full Fibre install, doesn't look like cat 6 cable to me 🙄

Channeling out the mortar from the brickwork would be a recognised method for running cable around a corner, seen it on many properties

EDIT - post from another thread removed

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@Dan_the_Van  Apologies for doubting your post, It's just that I have some purple Cat7 patch leads that are far less flexible.....

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The gap between the outside wall on the left and the wardrobe is currently 17".

I think the wardrobe is going to have to be emptied and moved out the way.

I have also contacted an electrician we have used before asking if he can convert that single socket into a double one, like he has done to to others in the house but he's not answering phone or replies to my text messages, doubt he could do it before next Thursday

A very rough measurement from the first single power socket (near behind the box room door) then around the skirting towards window then right leading up this gap between wall and wardrobe is 242" / 6.15m / 20ft, but as far I can tell from googling, no one does a surge protected individually switched extension lead thats this long, that we could plug into the first power socket to use for the ONT box power and security light plug, plus anything else we might want to plug in, leaving this single socket free. A few places do 10m ones but don't have switches and just 2 plug sockets in.

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Channeling out the mortar / pointing to enable the cable to bend round the gable wall sounds a good idea, one bend when it comes from front of the house to start of gable end wall, then at other end of gable  end where it can hopefully then go up and into the box room. Like I said the pointing is in urgent need of repair, I don't think the planned cable running along it from front to back will grip

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(again not engineers fault I know).

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@andyt1970 

That gable end really doesn't look good. I hope there are plans to do something about it - a stitch in time saves nine as the saying goes.

From your post I'm guessing your install is on the 24th.

As previously stated, the install location depends entirely on the engineer on the day. You can but ask and hope for the best. Having seen the picture of the gable end I'm moving to the opinion it's 50 / 50 as to whether they'd go to the back. Tacking the cable at first floor height may not qualify as working at height and could well be done using a short ladder so quicker.

As you say, it's potentially more of a problem getting the tacks to take. It would also be a hinderence in future if the pointing is repaired.

Remember a power extension lead will be more than adequet in the short term until you get your electrician in.

Is there any reason the ONT can't be placed near the box room door (as per your big red arrow in post #15). Remember the ONT doesn't need to go on the external wall - mine's abut 5m away from the entry point.

Other's may confirm but I don't think 17" is enough space to get a drill in. I would image the bit is at least 30mm /12" which leaves little room for the drill itself.

Now for a wild card.  I asked before if there's a cupboard under the stairs. If there is is there any power available in it? If not could your electrician put a socket in. If the answer's yes, consider this a location for the ONT.

Brian