RE: [mh] whole house wiring

[Jim S. <js...@sy...>]

For the 1 Wire Network CAT 5 is recommended (it is ironic that only 2 or =
3
wires will be used - but the wire has the right characteristics) also =
the
configuration should be in a daisy chain (not star like a router) - ie =
one
long snake that you can tap into. I would only put it where I want to =
take
the temperature.

Jim=20


-----Original Message-----
From: mis...@li...
[mailto:mis...@li...] On Behalf Of Wooi
Koay
Sent: June 1, 2005 3:09 PM
To: mis...@li...
Subject: Re: [mh] whole house wiring

I don't have any 1-wire device, but I wouldn't mind running the wire.=20
What kind of cable should I use?

On 5/26/05, Joel Davidson <jr...@io...> wrote:
> On Thu, 26 May 2005, it would appear that Jim Serack wrote:
>=20
> > I found it particularly useful to put in place some plastic conduit =
to
some
> > key locations - particularly if your house has several floors. (that =
way
> > when you discover that it was really RG-59U coax that you wanted to =
your
> > home theater...)
> >
> > I also ran some conduits below the landscaping particularly under =
solid
> > features - like walkways.
> >
> > I picked a central structured wiring location - everything goes back =
to
> > there. Alarm system, telephone, 100 base T Ethernet, DSL, video/ =
cable,
one
> > wire network, intercom, speaker wires, irrigation system. We have
basements
> > where I live so it is possible to put up a plywood panel in a =
utility
corner
> > and put everything there ( I also have my UPS, fileserver, and mh =
server
> > there )
> >
> > You might also want to do a web search on "structured wiring".
> >
> > The majority of the computers in my house are on a 802.11 b/g =
network
> > (it is now cheaper than wiring and the wires are never in the right
place
> > for the furniture.)
> >
> > What I wish I did was put in a couple of antenna and associated =
cable
for
> > the base station - the far side of the house has poor reception when =
I'm
> > sitting there with the laptop.
> >
> > Take lots of pictures of the walls with the wires in place before =
the
> > drywall goes up - five years later they will come in handy.
>=20
>    A suggestion I read about many years ago was to take pictures using
>    a film camera and slide film.  When you need to locate a wire in a
>    wall, project the slide on the corresponding wall and once you've
>    lined up corners or windows, you'll know exactly where the wire is.
>    I suppose a digital camera and video project would work just as =
well.
>=20
>    I've never tried this, but is sure sounds good.  If I ever build a
>    house I'm gonna try it.
>=20
>    Joel
>=20
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