Running ethernet cable outside

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Dseg42

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Apr 17, 2016
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Palm City, FL
Trying to put my license plate cameras in my mailbox.
Was wondering the best way to get the cable outside to the mailbox.
I was thinking I could use basic Cat6 and run it through a PVC pipe under the front lawn to the mailbox.
But I didn't know what would happen if that pipe got water in it...
Didn't know if I should get cable rated for outdoor but that can get expensive. I also already have the cable run through the house/walls and ready to go outside.

Any feedback would be appreciated.
 
The pipe WILL get water in it. Use outdoor rated cable.
 
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+1 ^^^

Insure solid copper, not CCA (Copper Clad Aluminum).
 
looney2ns said:
Its not that much more expensive.
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You're so right.....and if you have to re-pull with the correct cable in a few years the difference gap in price between the two closes VERY quickly, not to mention having the issues or outages until you do.
 
Dseg42 said:
Trying to put my license plate cameras in my mailbox.
Was wondering the best way to get the cable outside to the mailbox.
I was thinking I could use basic Cat6 and run it through a PVC pipe under the front lawn to the mailbox.
But I didn't know what would happen if that pipe got water in it...
Didn't know if I should get cable rated for outdoor but that can get expensive. I also already have the cable run through the house/walls and ready to go outside.

Any feedback would be appreciated.
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Use outdoor cable IF you will run the cable above ground - It is rated for minimum UV degradation.
However, if you are going to bury it, use IN GROUND DIRECT BURIAL cable that has a gel fill.

I don't know how it will last, but if the underground run is less than 100 ft, I use garden hose with the ends protected.
 
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