I just finished building my shed, I put a 1 1/2 inch conduit under the shed coming up into the corner. I am now about to dig the 65 foot trench back to the house. I need to run power, not a problem. I want to run a phone line, a network cable, and a cable wire for my satellite. I say shed but it is 12 by 20 feet with an attic. Can I run these additional lines in with the power. I was thinking about using a run of Shielded cables for the network and one for the phone. For the cable some heavy duty quot;I don't know what thoughquot;. Will the power lines mess the data up on them? What will work for the three if any. If I need to I could run them in a new conduit, but that is not cheap!
Congratulations on finishing your shed. Unfortunately, you can't run your communications wiring in the same conduit as a power line. It's against code and it will mess with your low-voltage signals. You'll need to run a separate piece for those. Keep it one foot away from the power conduit, crossing at right angles. Of course, you can run them closer for short distances, but keep it to a minimum. Bear in mind that no matter which satellite cable you choose, it won't like sharp turns. Running shielded cable for the network is a great idea. Also, network cable is getting better every day, run the most highly rated you can afford and you won't regret it. I would not recommend looking for any all-in-one cable. They often are not as well designed as the individual ones. Personally, I would run extra lines now, for future expansion. Hope this helps.
First, contact the diggers hotline and let them know when you will be digging. They will come out and mark any buried lines with flags. Run the electrical in the proper, approved conduit (to code). Run the phone line in its own conduit. The network and satellite run together in their proper conduit. A few bucks extra is worth it when you realize that the interference on the television is caused by running them all together. Right?
What I've read here is pretty good. However, having the same situation in front of me for next year (I'm restoring a Victorian era property outside of Toronto, ON- house now, garage next year), my design made me start wondering about the same thing. You don't really need a wire phone line in 2010 do you? Use a cordless if it is in range. Otherwise, use network cable for the phone line as the electrical shielding and twisted pair nature of it is superior. For your satellite cable, direct burial is a great option and saves you running that second conduit. I took a look at what the local cable operator does and its rather simple. They just bury the direct burial line literally inches from the surface. If its good enough for them...... For your data and network cabling...Do you picture yourself surfing the net in the shed? Use a WiFi signal. I thought of the broadband needs of a seperate garage building and found that (for my IP security camera mounted on the garage) that a WiFi signal was plenty! I'm talking a hi definition (I only use the best for security cams) colour full motion bandwidth intensive camera here. WiFi is carrying it glitch free.
Run the conduit all the way to the house, put the LV cables in it, Run the power in a separate metal conduit. If you do not wish to do it this way, dig a second ditch at least 3 feet deep and at least 4 feet away to separate the cable types. If they are close to each other, the power will induce a signal on the LV cables that will be a nuisance at least. If they must be close, have them cross at right angles.
if you run you power line with any other line the phone company will take you out in the bush and shoot you. you must use two different conduit pipes.
