It’s my first house and I was hesitant to drill holes in it, but things came out okay.

Not only is the faceplate level, but it’s also pretty much level with the existing electric outlet faceplate!

  • LostAndSmelly@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    6 days ago

    That’s great advice. I would also like to add that communications cable is usually UTP or unshielded twisted pair and subject to interface. It is best to run it 24" from power cables when parallel and to cross power cables at right angles.

    • keckbug@lemmy.world
      2·
      6 days ago

      Totally accurate advice, but I haven’t usually seen it be terribly important in a residential setting because

      1. The distances are relatively short
      2. The cables are often overspecced (ie, simple gigabit over 50ft of cat-6)
      3. There’s often only really one viable path due to other constraints

      They’re important considerations for sure, but I haven’t generally bumped up against them in the real world in typical houses.