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Old 10-30-2008, 04:07 PM   #1 (permalink)
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PVC stranded or not?

Hello. I'm trying to advice a company about what type of cabling should be used for networking five offices in one building using cabling running through the dropped ceilings.

The higher-ups are leaning towards PVC stranded because its cheap.

What type of cabling do any of you recommend?

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Old 10-31-2008, 08:30 AM   #2 (permalink)
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Re: PVC stranded or not?

You need plenum cable to comply with most fire codes, and I recommend solid, not stranded for in the wall wiring.
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Re: PVC stranded or not?

That's a very good point about the fire code. I will keep that in mind and I will look into solid cabling.

Thanks so much!
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You're welcome.
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