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.
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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 #MikroTik CSS610-8P-2S+IN - fanless, tested up to 70C, two SFP+ ports.
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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 #MikroTik CSS610-8P-2S+IN - fanless, tested up to 70C, two SFP+ ports.
@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
I think I also need another coffee.
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@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
I think I also need another coffee.
@kotrckapeter it can't be me. I'm 46
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@kotrckapeter it can't be me. I'm 46
@stefano @kotrckapeter lol
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@stefano @kotrckapeter lol
I hope you went for fiber optics!Not sure if it worth it. He got now proper conduits. @stefano seems to live in a rural area, rodents love fiber
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@kotrckapeter it can't be me. I'm 46
@stefano @kotrckapeter For any paleontologist if it’s in the same range of 3 orders of magnitude you’re the same age.
Congrats on finishing the hardware work! -
@stefano @kotrckapeter For any paleontologist if it’s in the same range of 3 orders of magnitude you’re the same age.
Congrats on finishing the hardware work!@Linkshaender @kotrckapeter thanks!
