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Electrical/Data cable in Conduit

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  • 14-07-2020 9:37am
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    heffo500
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    Hi

    I have 20mm steel conduit running from my attic down my wall. I was wondering is it ok to run CAT6 down the conduit along with the power cables for the light at the end of the conduit.

    I was to put an IP camera near the light so was wondering could I use the existing conduit or would that be bad practice.

    Thanks

    Luke


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    2011
    Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators, Regional East Moderators Posts: 12,596 Mod ✭✭✭✭2011


    This would be considered bad practice. Not something I would do.

    A few factors influence the risk of interference, including:
    - How far containment is shared
    - The magnitude of the current in the power cable
    - Whether the CAT 6 cable is screened or not.


    Why not run a 2nd conduit?


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    heffo500
    Registered Users Posts: 964 ✭✭✭heffo500


    2011 wrote: »
    This would be considered bad practice. Not something I would do.

    A few factors influence the risk of interference, including:
    - How far containment is shared
    - The magnitude of the current in the power cable
    - Whether the CAT 6 cable is screened or not.


    Why not run a 2nd conduit?

    The first line of your response was sufficient if its not best practice, we will look at another way. Thanks for responding.


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