So basically Comcast came out and destroyed half my yard burying a new wire, and before they were done they even managed to cut the very line that they were out to bury.
In one spot I have everything right together:
Power Meter
Phone lines
Landscape lighting
Sprinkler Controller
Sprinkler Valves
Exterior wiring for security sensors
So fast forward around a year of legal BS. I finally got them to pay out for the damages, and I am slowly working towards getting everything fixed.
I have run new RG6 Quad 3000 mhz coax cable to the front yard box for the neighborhood internet and to the Comcast box on the side of the lot. Apparently they are using **** cable, because this is twice as thick as the orange stuff Comcast is using.
Because all my electrical/mechanical stuff enters the house at the same spot, I have run grey pvc conduit for the 20 feet from the point it enters the house to a good distance away. This will allow me to replace the cable if necessary without digging in the danger zone where I will most definitely hit something important. Also, this will prevent the need of anyone else digging in the "danger zone."
So now its all enclosed in conduit all the way into the house, and nothing is exposed outside. I intend to keep it that way.
I do not have the grounding connection on the outside of the house as before. This was just a coupling that connected the jacket to the grounding wire coming off my electrical junction. I know its required for a disk or antenna on the exterior of your home, but not sure for buried wire.
If I plug that cable directly into a surge bar with a cable connection, will that suffice to provide sufficient grounding?
Also, since all the cable is buried at all times, or encased in conduit, do I need to ground the coax wire at all? (I will still use the surge bar inside.)
Anyway, I figured I would ask what you thought on the subject. I have 6 meg internet service provided for free by the neighborhood, and I am planning on hooking up with the Comcast 50 meg as well because I need the speed for working from home. I don't like Comcast, but its expensable and I don't have any other options at the moment. AT&T can't give me anything over 3 meg. The neighborhood service is spotty at times and that really is a problem when you can't make phone calls because your VPN is down.
Also, the cable companies keep trying to mount boxes to the side of my house. This really wouldn't be a problem if they would just seal the holes or squirt some caulk/silicone into the hole before they put the screw into it. Instead it puts multiple holes into my paint and then water gets into the cracks and causes issues with water infiltration into my garage and is probably screwing up the paint.
The plan is to re-seal and paint everything when I am done with this whole mess.
So back on topic, what do you think about the grounding? Do I need an external ground, or do you think I will be good just grounding it in the junction box inside my garage?
In one spot I have everything right together:
Power Meter
Phone lines
Landscape lighting
Sprinkler Controller
Sprinkler Valves
Exterior wiring for security sensors
So fast forward around a year of legal BS. I finally got them to pay out for the damages, and I am slowly working towards getting everything fixed.
I have run new RG6 Quad 3000 mhz coax cable to the front yard box for the neighborhood internet and to the Comcast box on the side of the lot. Apparently they are using **** cable, because this is twice as thick as the orange stuff Comcast is using.
Because all my electrical/mechanical stuff enters the house at the same spot, I have run grey pvc conduit for the 20 feet from the point it enters the house to a good distance away. This will allow me to replace the cable if necessary without digging in the danger zone where I will most definitely hit something important. Also, this will prevent the need of anyone else digging in the "danger zone."
So now its all enclosed in conduit all the way into the house, and nothing is exposed outside. I intend to keep it that way.
I do not have the grounding connection on the outside of the house as before. This was just a coupling that connected the jacket to the grounding wire coming off my electrical junction. I know its required for a disk or antenna on the exterior of your home, but not sure for buried wire.
If I plug that cable directly into a surge bar with a cable connection, will that suffice to provide sufficient grounding?
Also, since all the cable is buried at all times, or encased in conduit, do I need to ground the coax wire at all? (I will still use the surge bar inside.)
Anyway, I figured I would ask what you thought on the subject. I have 6 meg internet service provided for free by the neighborhood, and I am planning on hooking up with the Comcast 50 meg as well because I need the speed for working from home. I don't like Comcast, but its expensable and I don't have any other options at the moment. AT&T can't give me anything over 3 meg. The neighborhood service is spotty at times and that really is a problem when you can't make phone calls because your VPN is down.
Also, the cable companies keep trying to mount boxes to the side of my house. This really wouldn't be a problem if they would just seal the holes or squirt some caulk/silicone into the hole before they put the screw into it. Instead it puts multiple holes into my paint and then water gets into the cracks and causes issues with water infiltration into my garage and is probably screwing up the paint.
The plan is to re-seal and paint everything when I am done with this whole mess.
So back on topic, what do you think about the grounding? Do I need an external ground, or do you think I will be good just grounding it in the junction box inside my garage?
