Home Automation - stereo wires
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kdplus5
12-03-02, 09:34 AM
Is it OK to run stereo wires next to electrical wires using the same drill holes in the studs?
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SafeWatch
12-03-02, 10:17 AM
No, you never want to run Low-voltage wires next to 110 wires. The reason is simple, you'll have a lot of noise carried over onto the lines. You could possibly hear a lot of buzzing and humming coming from the speakers if you do.
In most states it is also against code to do this with ANY kind of Low-voltage wiring. But this really only applies if you are building a house. If it's your house, "technically" you can do whatever you want. But, remember, codes are there for a reason.
If you can find a better way to do it, then I would highly recommend using it.
In most states it is also against code to do this with ANY kind of Low-voltage wiring. But this really only applies if you are building a house. If it's your house, "technically" you can do whatever you want. But, remember, codes are there for a reason.
If you can find a better way to do it, then I would highly recommend using it.
trinitro
12-06-02, 01:57 PM
Technically you can do it, but it's not recommended even if you're running shielded cables. Leave a couple of feet between the runs. I prefer to run everything in conduit, makes it much easier to add or replace wiring in the future. Then again, I run everything in a conduit.
trinitro
12-06-02, 01:57 PM
Technically you can do it, but it's not recommended even if you're running shielded cables. Leave a couple of feet between the runs. I prefer to run everything in conduit, makes it much easier to add or replace wiring in the future. Then again, I run everything in a conduit.
Zathrus
12-11-02, 07:08 AM
Agree with the others... leave at least 12" between any low voltage wiring and power wiring. If you must cross the two, do so at a 90 degree angle. This will minimize interference between the two.
Any cable you run is an antenna, whether you like it or not. Because of this using shielded and/or twisted wiring is highly recommended. If you are going to be running a lot of audio or video cables (as in speaker wire, s-video, component, etc) then you may want to go to your local electrical supply depot (not a big box) and buy some RG-6 quad shield *solid* copper core and use it for all the runs. It's excellent shielding against interference from radio and power sources and you can crimp on just about any connector you'd need (or no connector at all for speaker wire). The solid copper core is important for this application, and HD/Lowes/etc. don't carry it -- all the RG-6QS they have is copper cladded steel, which is just fine for cable/sat runs, but not for AV runs.
Any cable you run is an antenna, whether you like it or not. Because of this using shielded and/or twisted wiring is highly recommended. If you are going to be running a lot of audio or video cables (as in speaker wire, s-video, component, etc) then you may want to go to your local electrical supply depot (not a big box) and buy some RG-6 quad shield *solid* copper core and use it for all the runs. It's excellent shielding against interference from radio and power sources and you can crimp on just about any connector you'd need (or no connector at all for speaker wire). The solid copper core is important for this application, and HD/Lowes/etc. don't carry it -- all the RG-6QS they have is copper cladded steel, which is just fine for cable/sat runs, but not for AV runs.