Nope dont like the blue. We decided to void any warranty and just spray paint them gray to hide them in the open ceiling.
(im not kidding either, had a customer actually do exactly that...fortunately we were only hired to terminate and test the cable, not actually pull it.)
You didn’t even have to pull it? Dude as a sparky low volt guys have it so easy in commercial we bend your pipes for you provide pull string y’all show up do some pulls play on your computer and that’s a project done
Oh we wish we HAD had to pull it. The electricians were swamped with everything they had to do....and had to repull some cable 2 to 3 times because they had pulled it too short at the cabinet location.
No conduit, no string, 2 to 3 lifts. They learned a good amount from the tips we gave them.
Even we were wondering why the company didn't want us to pull the cable from the start of the build. We would have gotten it done in the 2 days the project wanted vs the 1.5 weeks it actually took.
I understood their frustration. Sadly not the first time this has happened (this company has locations all over the US, we just get hired locally). Won't be the last either.
But all things considered they still did pretty well with their whole project.
Thats a different company doing the access control. They are supposed to move there cables out of the way but havent been back in months so I had to work around it.
It was built exactly how they had it laid out in the blueprints. I even added some ladder rack so it would work better but the whole closet is just a poor design. I did the best with what I was given. There wasnt much room for anything else.
I love these installs but have never seen them being done. I presume you comb from the containment in the wall towards the rack? Do you pull the cables out a bit to start the combing then push them in to hide the messier part? What kind of cable comb do you use?
Since these are bundles of 48 and Cat6A cable combs dont work that great for me. I let the cables hang down from the sleeve and dress down, and velcro onto the ladder as I go. I try my best to get everything straight before getting cable into the closet.
I did an install at the University of Utah. All of their ladder rack and cabinets are white and we installed use red cat 6 with white Velcro to match the university’s colors. Once all the cable is dressed it’s a work of art. This looks great! Keep it up!
Bandwidth, latency, security, the ability to use non-IP based protocols. Even if you go with wireless, you'll still need the cables to the access points.
It would probably make sense to use fibre for trunks and more local switches, though. There is rarely much reason to run so much copper between the rooms.
There is rarely much reason to run so much copper between the rooms.
Yeah, this is what I'm wanting to understand. I mean, these could all be to APs, but that would be a HUGE office space to have that many and it seems like a more distributed kind of arrangement would have been better. Anyway, I was just curious, hoping OP could shed some light on it.
This is for a new DHEC environmental lab. They need multiple data drops in every room for many different tasks, lab equipment/desktops and multiple spares just in case. It has to be hardwired in for speed, dependability and security. They are also accounting for future growth.
Actually we want grey cables instead of blue, can you rip them out and start again?
Nope dont like the blue. We decided to void any warranty and just spray paint them gray to hide them in the open ceiling.
(im not kidding either, had a customer actually do exactly that...fortunately we were only hired to terminate and test the cable, not actually pull it.)
You didn’t even have to pull it? Dude as a sparky low volt guys have it so easy in commercial we bend your pipes for you provide pull string y’all show up do some pulls play on your computer and that’s a project done
Oh we wish we HAD had to pull it. The electricians were swamped with everything they had to do....and had to repull some cable 2 to 3 times because they had pulled it too short at the cabinet location.
No conduit, no string, 2 to 3 lifts. They learned a good amount from the tips we gave them.
Even we were wondering why the company didn't want us to pull the cable from the start of the build. We would have gotten it done in the 2 days the project wanted vs the 1.5 weeks it actually took.
I understood their frustration. Sadly not the first time this has happened (this company has locations all over the US, we just get hired locally). Won't be the last either.
But all things considered they still did pretty well with their whole project.
Sounds about right we sub all the pulling and terminating we’ll run stubs and strings for them
Hmm, grey spray paint, or slop it on with a brush?
I'm more of a pour it on water fall style kind of guy. Gets better coverage of the cables
Can we have them in rainbow colors so I can play Mario Kart?
Only at Google
actually, these runs go through plenum space and you used non plenum (actually happened once) 100k+ job (i was the customer)
You make this sub worth sifting through the occasional slop. Well done
I appreciate that. I somehow enjoy doing this.
Data looks great. Tell the security contractor their work looks like dogshit.
Yeah they messed up the whole vibe on the one side. They are supposed to have there cables like that but havent been back in a while to fix it
That happens almost every time. Same with fire.
Their shit is zipped in. It ain't changing now.
Looks good can you show the patch panels when done and if using wire managers leave them open asking for a friend lol
I will definitely do that.
Stop! Stop! I can only get so erect!
That's enough reddit for today
Well done!
Ffs where was the NSFW tag
Mother of god, that’s beautiful!
Thankyou!
Sexy
My goodness. This is why this subreddit was created. This is cableporn !
Much appreciated! This is why I do it
:O
Nice job man, looks great!
Great job!
That is sexy as hell. I really hope the other trades don’t fuck it up when they finish the rest of the room!
Thankyou! They were supposed to have done that already, had to take all the cables out for them to finish and they never did it.
Nice!!!!!!!
Nice , but I also see Anext everywhere
Holy shit man, think must have taken some TIME. BRAVO!
Oh it definitely took some time and patience. I appreciate it.
Beautiful work
Looks like I won’t need the vpn for gooning tonight, this post will clearly do…. 🤤🤤🤤
😂 you're welcome lol
Shhhh I’m busy….
Very neat and tidy 👌
I definitely played on this stage in some 1997 CD-Rom game
That is fucking hot
I know this r/ is called cableporn, but this is... _porn_ ... Damn! :-)
Curious, what is the purpose of the U? 3 sides instead of 1.
Its a service loop. Just in case you need more cable later on you can pull more cable out.
Would you really screw up your clean layout to get a few more feet of cable?
No i would start with the extra cable in the wire managers first. And that would be up to the tech guys in the future.
Where is the NSFW tag?
Excellent work! It stopped my scrolling to appreciate the job well done.
Stop. My pants can only get so tight.
I am in looooove! 😍
Im gonna come 🤩
It's beautiful Clark.
Sup bby?
Exquisite work 👌🏼
That is high art.
Have you used a cable comb for this?
No not for this. I'm not a big fan of cable combs.
Well, I can’t stand up from my desk right now…
Include a nsfw tag next time, jeez this looks amazing
Looks great man!! Nice job.
Makes me hard just looking at it
Any reason why you used the hook for the yellow (OS2???) cables instead of more wall mount ladder?
Also any firestop waterfalls?
Thats a different company doing the access control. They are supposed to move there cables out of the way but havent been back in months so I had to work around it.
Then all good.
I'm surprised that there are no radius drops from the ladders, but spec is spec right?
It was built exactly how they had it laid out in the blueprints. I even added some ladder rack so it would work better but the whole closet is just a poor design. I did the best with what I was given. There wasnt much room for anything else.
I love these installs but have never seen them being done. I presume you comb from the containment in the wall towards the rack? Do you pull the cables out a bit to start the combing then push them in to hide the messier part? What kind of cable comb do you use?
Since these are bundles of 48 and Cat6A cable combs dont work that great for me. I let the cables hang down from the sleeve and dress down, and velcro onto the ladder as I go. I try my best to get everything straight before getting cable into the closet.
Waste. Of. Time. And. Money.
That's damn impressive. If you don't mind me asking. What is this all going to/from?
Its going to multiple different rooms in the buildings. Its for a lab.
Super cool man. It looks amazing. Hope you made bank on that job, you definitely deserve it.
Great job
I did an install at the University of Utah. All of their ladder rack and cabinets are white and we installed use red cat 6 with white Velcro to match the university’s colors. Once all the cable is dressed it’s a work of art. This looks great! Keep it up!
When I see cables like this, I always think of Karl in Die Hard.
Looks great
That's just excellent work.
Just out of curiosity, is there some reason that office couldn't go wireless rather than running all of that cable?
Bandwidth, latency, security, the ability to use non-IP based protocols. Even if you go with wireless, you'll still need the cables to the access points.
It would probably make sense to use fibre for trunks and more local switches, though. There is rarely much reason to run so much copper between the rooms.
Yeah, this is what I'm wanting to understand. I mean, these could all be to APs, but that would be a HUGE office space to have that many and it seems like a more distributed kind of arrangement would have been better. Anyway, I was just curious, hoping OP could shed some light on it.
You still need cables going to the APs
Of course, but that's still a whole lot less hardwire than every desktop.
This is for a new DHEC environmental lab. They need multiple data drops in every room for many different tasks, lab equipment/desktops and multiple spares just in case. It has to be hardwired in for speed, dependability and security. They are also accounting for future growth.