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I won't say you will never have interference problems but it very rarely happens. Many, many times data jacks are located right next to electrical receptacles with the cable running close to the electrical cable for some distance.

Like I said above, you are making more out of this than it really is.

-Hal

I suffer very badly from perfectionism guys.... =)

In my experience, the only time that the "standards" become serious are either when:

A- The customer paid for an "EIA/TIA Compliant Wiring System". In that case, if you sold it, you really ought to deliver it.

or

B- When the customers hugely expensive router/gateway/whatever doesn't work and the manufacturer's engineer comes out and says that the problem is the noncompliant wiring that's preventing his magic box from performing to promised specifications.

I have actually been out to a job where the wiring was atrocious and that's why nothing worked as spec'd. I've also been sent to a job where it turned out that the cabling was defective (the manufacturer admitted that the wiring got stretched during manufacturing). These however are rare occasions.

I've always liked the spec's because I felt that, for the most part, they required the things that I would have done anyway. They're also good because they require some level of responsibility from the customer- Things like access to wireways, a "real" Telecom closet (right size, good lighting, etc.). No more "can't you just terminate your wiring under the slopsink?".

By selling that level of quality I was able to separate myself from the "Trunk Slammers". The kind of guys who here in the City came in with a small army of illegal aliens, threw some wire in and ran out.

But if you do quality work you won't have a problem, and as Hal said there is no regulatory requirement for the EIA/TIA/ISO/BICSI specs.

Just do the right job and you won't have any problems. When in doubt, err on the side of caution and common sense.


Sam

I will say this and leave it alone. The 2005 NEC started adding some more sections pertaining to "communications" and I expect to see more as time goes on. Article 800 deals with some of the aspects of Communications circuits, radio and television equipment, community antenna television and network-Powered broadband.

One thing that they added the effected us was pulling out abandoned or non terminated cabling. For years this has needed to be done here, now I can do it and charge for it. :thumb:

One other piece of advice that has helped us

Meet the site supervisor from the General COntractor if you can, let him know your planned cable routes for the main branches of wiring.

He can make life easy or turn your project into a nightmare by being a PITA. Try to start out on the right foot and have open lines of discussion.

The more you look like you are trying to help him get his work job in on time, usually the more they will work with you in return.

Just my .02.... which used to be worth a nickel in Canada :toothy:

All looks great on this project so far!!!

I'll have to snap some pics and post them over in the constructive criticism thread.