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dardruba · 20-09-06, 10:33 PM

I've got a plumber about to take a new gas pipe from the fireplace in the dining room up a channel in the side of the chimney breast to a new gas boiler to be installed in the loft.

If I put a length of white plastic overflow pipe in that channel and have him plaster it in, can I run my sat coax and terr coax cables down that tube or is the close proximity to the copper gas pipe likely to affect the signal strength?
On both cables the length of the current cable run would be well shortened.

BGonaSTICK · 20-09-06, 10:38 PM

Sounds like a great idea, and the copper gas pipe should present no problems.

nanochickin · 21-09-06, 12:27 AM

Blimey, i wish i would have though of doing something like that.

My house looks like the inside of a BT junction box. I networked it all up using CAT5 rather than wireless.

I dont like the security issues with wireless.

My Sat set up is starting to get that way aswell. :roflmao:

Analoguesat · 23-09-06, 12:11 PM

Indeed - go for it. Anything that gets the tangle of cables that spouts behind the typical satellite receiver hidden has got to be a good thing.

If theres the faintest chance you may want an extra dish up in the future run an extra sat coax cable inside the pipe now and coil a few metres of cable up inside the roof space

20-09-06, 10:33 PM	#1 (permalink)
dardruba Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 100 Thanks: 5 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Internal coax cable run I've got a plumber about to take a new gas pipe from the fireplace in the dining room up a channel in the side of the chimney breast to a new gas boiler to be installed in the loft. If I put a length of white plastic overflow pipe in that channel and have him plaster it in, can I run my sat coax and terr coax cables down that tube or is the close proximity to the copper gas pipe likely to affect the signal strength? On both cables the length of the current cable run would be well shortened.

20-09-06, 10:38 PM	#2 (permalink)
BGonaSTICK Dodgy Geezer Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Brighton Posts: 9,718 Thanks: 3 Thanked 163 Times in 57 Posts	Re: Internal coax cable run Sounds like a great idea, and the copper gas pipe should present no problems. __________________ Dreambox 7000, Skystar2 PCI, Skystar USB, Fibo 90cm on Moteck SG2100, Triax TD110 multi-LNB. Sky + ART cards. 45.0°E - 58.0°W

21-09-06, 12:27 AM	#3 (permalink)
nanochickin Retired Mod & Sat Guru Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Wolverhampton Posts: 3,825 Thanks: 46 Thanked 338 Times in 270 Posts	Re: Internal coax cable run Blimey, i wish i would have though of doing something like that. My house looks like the inside of a BT junction box. I networked it all up using CAT5 rather than wireless. I dont like the security issues with wireless. My Sat set up is starting to get that way aswell. :roflmao: __________________ Sanity is nothing more than an excuse to be boring

23-09-06, 12:11 PM	#4 (permalink)
Analoguesat manic midlander retired mod Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Scottish Borders Posts: 11,668 Thanks: 21 Thanked 1,334 Times in 985 Posts	Re: Internal coax cable run Indeed - go for it. Anything that gets the tangle of cables that spouts behind the typical satellite receiver hidden has got to be a good thing. If theres the faintest chance you may want an extra dish up in the future run an extra sat coax cable inside the pipe now and coil a few metres of cable up inside the roof space __________________ Basic forum rules for both satellite & cable: no keys no patches no offering or asking for card shares Anyone pm'ing me for details of card sharing or anything to do with hacking cable will be banned immediately Analogue forever!!