Re:US utilities have finally realized electric cars may save...
by sandworm101 on Friday March 16, 2018 @08:00AM
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Future proofing isn't all about providing a service today for a possible need tomorrow. Plenty of fiber is sitting in walls unused because people thought in-home fiber networks were going to be a thing. Don't provide the cables. Provide the conduit for future cables. Leave the accessible passages and pull-throughs and let future generations decide exactly which cables to install.
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Re:US utilities have finally realized electric cars may save...
by rb808 on Friday March 16, 2018 @09:22AM
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I have similar experience - you dont know what will be useful in the future. Someone put in Cat5 cables 20 years ago into my place - nice idea. There is cat5 to the kitchen which is a waste of time now that wifi is here. Meanwhile it isn't fast enough for gig ether to my server so I put a new cable in. Likewise I have analog component video wires in the wall which is useless when I want HDMI.
Re:US utilities have finally realized electric cars may save...
by wallflower on Friday March 16, 2018 @11:13AM
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As mentioned above, my builder friends will put in PVC pipe to run cables between floors and in walls. This allows cables to be replaced relatively easily if their time of usefulness is exceeded.
This seems to be a common best practice, sort of like blowing in expandable foam insulation between the historic (unchangeable) facade and new inner walls to properly insulate a historic home.
Electrical Metallic Tubing (EMT) conduits are similar but more stringent (fire protection).