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Extending broadband to granny flat?

  • 17-08-2014 6:09pm
    #1
    smellmepower
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    Friend is moving into granny flat at the end of our garden soon.The Wifi from our house is patchy and sometimes doesn't work at all out there.Just wondering what would be the handiest way of bringing broadband out there?

    We have UPC broadband and the router is beside the TV in living room at the front of the house.

    Cheers.


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  • #2
    Will I Amnt
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    Power line adapters should do it.


  • #3
    ED E
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    Will I Amnt wrote: »
    Power line adapters should do it.

    This is the scenario least likely to be powerline compatible. The granny flat most likely has its own fusebox and RCD, stopping the ground loop connection.

    Run a small fibre link is the best option, but least convenient. Most convenient is a wireless point to point link and an access point in the flat.


  • #4
    smellmepower
    Closed Accounts Posts: 829 ✭✭✭smellmepower


    Power line things are a non runner alright as it has its own fusebox and everything.

    Neighbor suggested running a ethernet cable from the router in the house along the exterior wall and into a wifi repeater in the flat itself.Hassle of drilling holes and cabling sounds like a nightmare to me though.


  • #5
    ED E
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    Its a fire risk as debated on here before, thus the suggestion of fiber.

    Wireless is gonna be the way to go. Look up ubiquiti. Run cat6 from upc modem to rear of house, place a ubiquiti there, second one in the granny flat, done. If there are windows in the right places you can do it all internally.


  • #6
    Johnboy1951
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    ED E wrote: »
    Its a fire risk as debated on here before, thus the suggestion of fiber.

    What's the fire risk?
    I am unsure which option you were referring to.


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  • #7
    ED E
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    Ethernet. Running copper between two mains circuits could cause the RCD not to trip, and double the potential diff as they'll be out of phase.

    Google throws up plenty of discussions on it. Im no electrician but Id rather air on the side of caution.


  • #8
    TheChizler
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    Ethernet isolators can be bought relatively cheaply, so that would remove the risk if they are on different phases/grounds, which I'd imagine is unlikely as I'd imagine the granny flat is just on an extension of the house phase. I'd get an electrician to confirm that first though.


  • #9
    Johnboy1951
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,048 ✭✭✭✭Johnboy1951


    ED E wrote: »
    Ethernet. Running copper between two mains circuits could cause the RCD not to trip, and double the potential diff as they'll be out of phase.

    Google throws up plenty of discussions on it. Im no electrician but Id rather air on the side of caution.

    OK, thanks ....... I had 'assumed' the granny flat was connected to the same supply line, but I guess I shouldn't have ......


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