This is a good topic, and the lessons to be learned here are, when and where to use a systems cabinet, last year we removed 9 of them at owners request, it appears that on each job, someone installed a systems cabinet where cable runs would have to be excessive, and in some cases doubled back in order to use the cabinet, when we asked the homeowner why they wanted it removed, they said no one uses it, the answer is always the same, the cable company did not want to tie in to it, the phone company din't want to tie into it, and the computer wiring is on the other side of the house, VDV wiring requires good planning, to avoid interconnect problems, one way to avoid these problems is to get information from the homeowner on their present and possible future requirements, take the time to know your customers needs, and try to design a cable system for their needs, the cabinets on the market today assume, the installation is done by one contractor, and all utilities enter at the same location.
The structured wiring industry, has had some rough times, i belive much of it is due to the lack of understanding, the difference of point to point wiring, and systems wiring, which has defined wiring requirements, for each installation, and this must be done in order to meet or exceed the customers present, and future needs.
[This message has been edited by LK (edited 01-09-2005).]
