Cabling Tips

Wall Jacks

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Drill at the intersection of the baseboard and floor straight down to avoid floor joists.

At the red arrow, we trimmed the carpet. Several nips from a pair of angled wire cutters works well for this. The carpet trim his helps prevent the drill from catching a carpet thread and creating a run.

Drill only 1 - 2" " to the void below. The long drill bit is only 

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This is the look of the finished jack. We could have put the jack in the wall at 18" above the floor but that is a much more complicated install.

Acceptable Cable Brands and Type

 

Brands

Commscope.com

https://www.hca.hitachi-cable.com/

icc.com