This may be in the wrong place but....

[sdavies21216]

I would like to install a network cable (cat5) going from the house to the shed at the bottom of the garden (10 metres maybe) am I allowed to do this without notifying LABC? (the 230v electrical side will be done by a qualified sparky).

Thanks for your time

Stuart

 

[Aragorn84]

I'm pretty sure data cable like that doesnt come under part-p.

 

[Taylortwocities]

It doesn't

 

[ban-all-sheds]

Does it operate at less than 0V then?

Part P applies to any work whatsoever on fixed electrical cables or fixed electrical equipment located on the consumers side of the electricity supply meter which operate at low or extra-low voltage and are
(a) in or attached to a dwelling;
(b) in the common parts of a building serving one or more dwellings, but excluding power supplies to lifts;
(c) in a building that receives its electricity from a source located within or shared with a dwelling; or
(d) in a garden or in or on land associated with a building where the electricity is from a source located within or shared with a dwelling.

 

[timtheenchanter]

dont bother with cat5, use cat6 and future proof it a bit, its only a couple of extra quid, and cat 6 supports gigabit, cat 5e only 10/100.

never taken a multimeter to my network, dont know what it operates at in general use (nor can I find a figure on google), I do know that my router has 4 ports on it and only uses a 12V 1A adaptor, so it cant be more than that.

I also know that a max of 47-55V DC can go down a cat5/6 cable using POE.

How long is the run? the longest theoretical run is 100m I wouldnt reccommend more than about 50m though at a push, alot depends on the quality of equipment on the ends.

 

[DCC]

Does it operate at less than 0V then?

Part P applies to any work whatsoever on fixed electrical cables or fixed electrical equipment located on the consumers side of the electricity supply meter which operate at low or extra-low voltage and are
(a) in or attached to a dwelling;
(b) in the common parts of a building serving one or more dwellings, but excluding power supplies to lifts;
(c) in a building that receives its electricity from a source located within or shared with a dwelling; or
(d) in a garden or in or on land associated with a building where the electricity is from a source located within or shared with a dwelling.

Its data communications not in a special location, part P applies but no notification is required. Do try not to deliberately confuse people in the name of pedantry.

 

[disinfo]

dont bother with cat5, use cat6 and future proof it a bit, its only a couple of extra quid, and cat 6 supports gigabit, cat 5e only 10/100.

Cat5e fully supports gigabit ethernet

 

[timtheenchanter]

It seems I have been mis informed, I stand corrected, I was under the impression that cat 5/5e was up to 100, 6 gig, and 7 10gig.

Hmm, going to have a discussion with my boss tomorrow!!

 

[disinfo]

It seems I have been mis informed, I stand corrected, I was under the impression that cat 5/5e was up to 100, 6 gig, and 7 10gig.

Hmm, going to have a discussion with my boss tomorrow!!

6 will also do 10gig over 45 metres, there is talk that it may be fully classified as 10gig in the future.

6a is the new baby really, fully supporting 10gig, quite difficult to terminate and certify though.

7 is only recognised by ISO/IEC , the only 7 i've ever terminated was using TERA connectors and was a nightmare.

 

[sdavies21216]

So BAS, do I have to notify or not? As I said, it's only a network cable, the 230v side will be done by a qualified sparky.

Stuart

P.S. I am confused now.,

 

[ColJack]

no you don't need to notify data cabling..

 

[chapeau]

do I have to notify or not?

No you don't. There is a list of work which does not need to be notified, this includes....

telephone wiring or extra-low voltage wiring for the purposes of communications, information technology, signalling, control and similar purposes, where the wiring is not in a special location;

A garden or shed is not a special location.

 

[Lectrician]

Cat5e is gigabit.

 

[Aragorn84]

The minimum requirement for 1000BASE-T is Cat5, although 5e/6 are sometimes recommended. It differs from 100BASE-TX in that it uses all 4 pairs rather than just two.

The confusion often occurs because when "gigabit" was new, there was a competing standard called 1000BASE-TX. This standard only used two pairs, but required CAT6 cable. This standard has largely been a failure, mainly due to its reliance on CAT6 cable.

Even 10G will run over CAT5e, but its limited to a segment length of 45m, or 55m over CAT6. The full 100m segment length on 10G can only be achieved with Cat6a.