Originally Posted by spike7451

A lot of installs i have done for landlords,the cable is pulled in advance from the street cab to the meter cupboard next to where BT/Sky,NTL terminate.Then you run internal catv & telco from there to the dwellings.(Dont use #cheap' catv cable as the signal loss over distance can be too excessive.best bet,ask NTL for a roll or two of INTERNAL WHITE SIAMESE, A lot easier to run as both the catv for tv/broardband & teephone cables are joined onto the one cable)What some flats do is run the cable from the meter cupboard in the hall to the electric box.There they run individual catv & telco to the relevent points in the flat.That way,if the renter wants TV in the living room & Broardband in the bedroom,there is no extra drilling to be done.All the connections can be done in the flats electric box & the relevent points in the flat.A lot easier for the installer & less mess for the landlord.
Remember,each flat needs it's own drop cable (Cable from the meter to the street cabinet) & please lable all the cables with the flat number.
Hope this is of help.
Spike
Oh,
the maximum length of the external drop cable that is allowed inside a open living space is one meter.This is due to the risk of toxic fumes from the waterproofing gel inside the cable if there is a fire.