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Alarm cables: what to use

  • 12-03-2009 11:48am
    #1
    Carlow52
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    Is is possible to use CAT 5 cable as alarm cable or is it essential to use alarm cable?.

    The reason I ask is that there is a spare Cat 5 cable between a house and a garage in the garden: client wants to use it for an extension of house alarm

    ? Thanks


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  • #2
    davelerave
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,712 ✭✭✭davelerave


    Carlow52 wrote: »
    Is is possible to use CAT 5 cable as alarm cable or is it essential to use alarm cable?.

    The reason I ask is that there is a spare Cat 5 cable between a house and a garage in the garden: client wants to use it for an extension of house alarm

    ? Thanks

    At the job i'm on now the alarm company asked me to link the two panels(shed and house) in outdoor cat5 for them along with my own cabling which i did.but i can't give a definite on this (sparkie only here)


  • #3
    KoolKid
    Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 24,789 Mod ✭✭✭✭KoolKid


    Cat 5 would be fine providing its not been used for anything else also ( eg phone )


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