DIY?

Did any of you ever watch "Cable Guy"

Not exactly a neat installation, and I would not want a diplexer and the coax connections buried inside a wall either.

Nor would I want my coax wound around what looks like a 120V cable. Bet you get some nice interference with that!

Is one of the NM cables not supported properly? (The one entering the knockout closest to the stud.)

Isn't there a requirement somewhere in Art 800 that requires a separation of 4 inches between power cable and commo cable?
Chris

What about the modification to the plastic box? Better get a testing lab to certify the field mod

820.52(A)(2) requires a 2 inch separation.

Pierre

i have no knowledge of who did this, but i suspect it was probably a fish job
~S~

The way that coax is wrapped around the NM for support I bet it wasn't a fish job.

Would the splitter be considered a splice and would it have to be in an accessible junction box?

I would do that....put it in an accessible box, that is....

SvenNYC: I would think that the splitter would be considered to be equipment. Hence the equipment and terminations would have to be accessible.

actually, that was my Q also Sven, and although crash (love the moniker ) generalizes i have not stumbled on a nec ref as yet...

It actually could be a fish job - the "field modified" box is a remodel type, with the flip-out wings.

Maybe the coax kept slipping down, so he found something to tie it to?

Blame it on Casper.

TG,

LOL!


Bill

Sorry folks. While it is indeed a crappy job, the RF cable, modified box and splitter are off limits in most AHJ's.

Class 2

Now the antenna or CATV point of entry must be bonded in accordance with NEC but that's it.

Gus1999

Your area does not enforce article 820 Community Antenna Television and Radio Distribution Systems?

LA County does not have any requirements for residential class 2. Not sure about the city codes.

Good point Bob. It is a common misconception, in the location that I live, that ALL "non power circiuts" (cable T.V., telephone, doorbells, cat5 data, intercoms, inwall stereo speakers, security systems, CCTV, ETC, ETC...) are class 1 or class 2 circiuts and are therefore not required to conform to code. If this were true, then why would article 820 have been written?

Thanks Crash.

Gus I am still curious.

Does your area adopt the NEC?

If yes, does it amend articles about class 2 wiring out?

I am not sure CATV is class 2, I have never heard it called that before.

Bob