Duct grade cable in guttering

[steveo44]

is ok to lay duct grade cable in guttering? Would make installing my new camera very easy.

Any downside to the guttering method?

Thank you.

 

[musszzy]

Blocked gutter and rotted cable.

 

[sparkymarka]

Won't happen with duct grade ...be fine

 

[musszzy]

Won't block guttering? Duct grade is water resistant not waterproof. If dropped in a gutter then I would say it may be submerged a lot of the time.

 

[sparkymarka]

Cable in underground ducts probably spend 90% of the time in water

 

[Handymanjo]

Ducting grade cable will befine,but not good practise to put cables in guttering as could cause a blockage.The cable is water proof as spends most of its time in water in ductings.
The PE outer jacket offers UV protection and resistance to water ingress.

 

[steveo44]

Ok thanks for the replies. I'm thinking the only problem could occur when the guttering is cleaned and the cable could possibly be damaged. It's worth the risk on ones own house though imo.

 

[Europlex]

Leaves in the autumn will cause blockages, never mind all the dirt that gets washed off the roof tiles every time it rains. You never looked in your gutters?

 

[musszzy]

Well I could rant on about the difference between water resistant and waterproof but in all honesty the cable will probably outlast the camera system anyway.

 

[Europlex]

I was thinking more about the guttering getting blocked, overflowing and the damage that could be caused, it always seems to happen in the dark or overgrown corners so it's not noticed until it's too late.

 

[Tigercubrider]

Can't you just run it on the gutter clips?
That way the guttering supports the cable but not in the water bearing part

 

[rsgaz]

Can't you just run it on the gutter clips?

Agree. Could even clip it along the gutter itself along the back edge to support it at more intervals.

Something like this...





Gaz