<![CDATA[I put it off for over 10 years precisely because I knew it would be a complete upheaval, but rewiring the electrical system turned out to be a good idea.]]>I put it off for over 10 years precisely because I knew it would be a complete upheaval, but rewiring the electrical system turned out to be a good idea.

The conduits in the walls are quite generously sized, which helped when running larger cables. For being 45 years old, it wasn’t in bad shape, but there were some critical spots. In the kitchen, for example, some cable sheaths had clearly been exposed to heat and had partially melted. In one outlet, there were (old) signs of a rodent having passed through, with chewed wires. There were a few other minor issues as well.
Nothing extremely dangerous, but worth addressing.

And I finally had a power line run to the attic, so I can install a PoE switch up there - I'm looking at a CSS610-8P-2S+IN - fanless, tested up to 70C, two SFP+ ports.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/640648cf-88ae-4078-aa56-8c1dd31000b3/i-put-it-off-for-over-10-years-precisely-because-i-knew-it-would-be-a-complete-upheaval-but-rewiring-the-electrical-system-turned-out-to-be-a-good-idea.RSS for NodeFri, 15 May 2026 03:44:18 GMTWed, 06 May 2026 06:44:11 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to I put it off for over 10 years precisely because I knew it would be a complete upheaval, but rewiring the electrical system turned out to be a good idea. on Wed, 06 May 2026 15:39:55 GMT]]>@Linkshaender @kotrckapeter thanks!

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/users/stefano/statuses/116528381633794938https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/users/stefano/statuses/116528381633794938Wed, 06 May 2026 15:39:55 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I put it off for over 10 years precisely because I knew it would be a complete upheaval, but rewiring the electrical system turned out to be a good idea. on Wed, 06 May 2026 12:02:15 GMT]]>@stefano @kotrckapeter For any paleontologist if it’s in the same range of 3 orders of magnitude you’re the same age. πŸ˜ŽπŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚
Congrats on finishing the hardware work!

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://bildung.social/users/Linkshaender/statuses/116527525786513429https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://bildung.social/users/Linkshaender/statuses/116527525786513429Wed, 06 May 2026 12:02:15 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I put it off for over 10 years precisely because I knew it would be a complete upheaval, but rewiring the electrical system turned out to be a good idea. on Wed, 06 May 2026 10:38:27 GMT]]>@dch @kotrckapeter

Not sure if it worth it. He got now proper conduits. @stefano seems to live in a rural area, rodents love fiber πŸ™‚

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/users/omar/statuses/116527196242325837https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/users/omar/statuses/116527196242325837Wed, 06 May 2026 10:38:27 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I put it off for over 10 years precisely because I knew it would be a complete upheaval, but rewiring the electrical system turned out to be a good idea. on Wed, 06 May 2026 07:24:45 GMT]]>@stefano @kotrckapeter lol πŸ˜‚
I hope you went for fiber optics!

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://bsd.network/users/dch/statuses/116526434601495406https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://bsd.network/users/dch/statuses/116526434601495406Wed, 06 May 2026 07:24:45 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I put it off for over 10 years precisely because I knew it would be a complete upheaval, but rewiring the electrical system turned out to be a good idea. on Wed, 06 May 2026 06:48:11 GMT]]>@kotrckapeter it can't be me. I'm 46 πŸ˜† β˜•

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/users/stefano/statuses/116526290783421027https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/users/stefano/statuses/116526290783421027Wed, 06 May 2026 06:48:11 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I put it off for over 10 years precisely because I knew it would be a complete upheaval, but rewiring the electrical system turned out to be a good idea. on Wed, 06 May 2026 06:46:58 GMT]]>@stefano
"For being 45 years old, it wasn’t in bad shape"

When I read this for the first time, I thought you're talking about yourself, not the wires πŸ™‚

I think I also need another coffee.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.uno/ap/users/116503974715896961/statuses/116526286034582862https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.uno/ap/users/116503974715896961/statuses/116526286034582862Wed, 06 May 2026 06:46:58 GMT