Best way to protect ethernet cable which will go from inside the house to the garden shed?
Anonymous user 28/02/2024 - 3.50 PM
Hi. I have a ethernet cable which will run from the house to the shed in the garden. Around 3 metres will be exposed outside, it will be placed on the grass. Would a plastic cable protector suffice or is there anything else you can recommend? Thanks
Hi. Sorry I forgot to add that the ethernet cable will not be outside all of the time. It will be run through the kitchen window to the shed whenever I am working from home. And some evenings for a few hours. It will then be taken back inside. So I'm looking for ways to protect for the hours it will be outside.
Thank you for all the advice so far, much appreciated
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Hello,
I’d recommend running 25mm conduit (comes in white or black). That way it will be mechanically protected. I’d recommend raising the conduit slightly off the floor too
Hi there, ideally you would install this in rigid ducting buried underground. You could lift the grass up with a shovel and dig down a bit to ensure it doesn't get hit by anything in the future (ideally 300mm depth).
You can pick up the ducting from any builders merchant (B&Q, Wickes etc)
Hope this helps.
I would use a suitable size ducting when cable is being laid in the grass at a suitable depth so to assure that any garden maintenance would not hit the cable that is buried ie garden fork
Answered8 July 2020
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Anonymous user
Use exterior waterproof direct burial Cat 6 cables for outdoor runs rather than ordinary Cat 6. Direct burial Cat 6 cables cost more but are designed for outdoor use. The protective jacket is made of either PVC on the cheaper end or linear low-density polyethylene (LLDPE) on the more expensive and protective end. In addition to being sealed against moisture, they often have shielding against radio frequency (RF) interference.
Test the network cable connections before burying the cable to avoid wasted time and effort digging the cable up if there is a problem.
Exterior-grade Ethernet cables are waterproof and can be buried in the ground without a conduit. If you aren't burying the cable, choose a waterproof Cat 6 cable that has a UV protective jacket to prevent damage from sunlight exposure. This is important when running the cable up the side of a house or across a roof.
Ordinary and direct burial Cat 6 cables attract lightning strikes to some degree, and burying the cable doesn't necessarily lessen that risk. Install surge protectors as part of any outdoor Ethernet network to guard against lightning strikes and prevent damage to indoor equipment.
You can get plastic or metal kopex. the metal Kopex has a heavy pvc covering with glands to secure at each end this is flexible like a hose and can be cut to required length . Can also be buried and is giving mechinicial protectition and much easier installed 😁
