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  • #3552
    Manion
    Registered Users Posts: 1,508 ✭✭✭Manion


    andreionut wrote: »
    Sorry to hear about this. A friend installed Siro at his house and it was tricky to decide on a way to install. Once it's installed all is good. I would not worry about the hole affecting the insulation, it's a tiny hole and I think you can put some caulk on it to stop any draft.

    I have an idea about the installation. What if they drill a hole into the side window frame by the door, terminate the fibre in the hallway close to the empty faceplate that will have a CAT5 cable that goes into the Utility room. Install the modem there, terminate that cable and plug it in the modem and use a switch in the utility room.

    Because we have timber frame houses we need to be conscious of membrane. We've less tolerance for moisture than a traditional house. I've seen a neighbors with silicone seals around wires coming into the house. I'd be keeping an eye of this. I've also been thinking about your idea and I wonder if it wouldn't be better to bring the cable through the wooden frame into the hall. It would seem a neater job all together.
    bdub wrote: »
    The problem for me is mostly that I don't want a cable coming out of the white boxes outside the door.

    I'm currently thinking of opening the inside wall in the living room to get access to the cablebox and run a duct. This would be the same way the current phone line comes into the house. Should have been done when the house was build, but hindsight is 20/20. The only downside really is cost, but currently seems to be the only "invisible" option.

    I'm also thinking about that, minus the opening up the wall bit. I've contacted an electrical to call out to see what my options might be.

    I've started a thread here: https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2058128866 asking about just putting in my own optic cable and fuk this ducting bull****.

    Btw: That cable from the NTU to the ONT is limited to 1 meter.

    notes:
    https://www.openeir.ie/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/NGA-IPM-V17_0-Unmarked-30042020.pdf

    https://fibrerollout.ie/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Ducting-Guidelines.pdf

    https://fibrerollout.ie/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/FTTH-Day-of-Installation.pdf

    https://www.openeir.ie/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/NGA-Technical-Handbook-V21.0-010717.pdf

    https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057871133&page=452


  • #3553
    bdub
    Registered Users Posts: 18 ✭bdub


    Manion wrote: »

    I'm also thinking about that, minus the opening up the wall bit. I've contacted an electrical to call out to see what my options might be.




    I think it will be tough without direct access through the wall in the living room. Behind the white box, there is a moisture barrier and also multiple studs in the walls through which a duct/fibre would have to go through.

    So I think a hole in the drywall in the living room would be ideal to access the back of the box in which the duct from the street arrives. From the hole in the wall you could either run the fibre cable (or a duct) into the wall in the hallway or alternatively into the living room. If I do the latter, I'll move the ethernet socket from the hallway to the living room too, that's easy, as it's just from one side of the wall. And from there use the existing cable in the wall to the utility room where my network stuff is.


    Could you keep us updated once you got some advice from the electrician?


  • #3554
    Manion
    Registered Users Posts: 1,508 ✭✭✭Manion


    Will do.

    It's hard to know what the right choice is but I suspect that going through the back of the utility box into the sitting room and switching around the ethernet panel will work out the cleanest if I can get it done especially as there is already a break in the membrane.


  • #3555
    cronos
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,719 ✭✭✭cronos


    Manion wrote: »
    Will do.

    It's hard to know what the right choice is but I suspect that going through the back of the utility box into the sitting room and switching around the ethernet panel will work out the cleanest if I can get it done especially as there is already a break in the membrane.

    I'd imagine once we have it working there may be a group deal for the work that could be negotiated as many houses will have the exact same problem to solve.


  • #3556
    cwdix
    Registered Users Posts: 7 ✭cwdix


    bdub wrote: »
    I think it will be tough without direct access through the wall in the living room. Behind the white box, there is a moisture barrier and also multiple studs in the walls through which a duct/fibre would have to go through.

    So I think a hole in the drywall in the living room would be ideal to access the back of the box in which the duct from the street arrives. From the hole in the wall you could either run the fibre cable (or a duct) into the wall in the hallway or alternatively into the living room. If I do the latter, I'll move the ethernet socket from the hallway to the living room too, that's easy, as it's just from one side of the wall. And from there use the existing cable in the wall to the utility room where my network stuff is.

    Could you keep us updated once you got some advice from the electrician?

    I'm currently booked with Vodafone for installing FTTH, but from reading doesn't seem that straight forward. Would KN engineers do this type of work? Or this custom setup would have to be ready ahead of time and done by an electrician?

    By the way, does anyone know if the fiber cable plugs directly onto the modem/router or will there be an "exchange box" from fiber to copper?


  • #3557
    Manion
    Registered Users Posts: 1,508 ✭✭✭Manion


    Some of the documents I linked to outline what they will and wont do on site. They'll happily drill a hole in your wall as part of the installation, but they tend to refuse to do much internally. They'll take the easiest path which might not be something you as the home owner are happy with.

    Regarding your other question, this is as far as I know what it will look like (though it's not OpenEir, it's Siro). The external fibre cable is terminated in the box to the right which afaik is called a Interior Wall Socket and then a short optical cable brings it into the ONT which has both an optical and Ethernet connection (copper).

    <not my house>
    jHoEWIzl.jpg


  • #3558
    bdub
    Registered Users Posts: 18 ✭bdub


    cwdix wrote: »
    I'm currently booked with Vodafone for installing FTTH, but from reading doesn't seem that straight forward. Would KN engineers do this type of work? Or this custom setup would have to be ready ahead of time and done by an electrician?

    By the way, does anyone know if the fiber cable plugs directly onto the modem/router or will there be an "exchange box" from fiber to copper?




    The KN engineers would do basic install works, like drilling a hole etc., but they wouldn't do any more complex stuff, like opening the drywall to get internal access and running the cable inside the wall.



    The fibre runs from the street through the External Termination Unit (ETU, the white box outside our doors). From there to a Network Termination Unit (NTU). The NTU is a small box that will be installed at the point where the fibre strand leaves the wall or wherever it egresses into the house. Neither the ETU nor the NTU need power. The NTU then connects to the Optical Network Terminal (ONT) via fibre cable. The ONT is another small box that "translates" the optical signal into an electrical one. The ONT needs power! Eir says the fibre cable between the NTU and ONT can have a max length of 1m, but I'm not 100% if that is an actual technical limitation or just bc Eir doesn't provide a cable >1m. From the ONT there is a normal ethernet cable (cat5e or better if you want GB speeds) to your router.



    Diagram:


    s3k5jaP.jpg


  • #3559
    Manion
    Registered Users Posts: 1,508 ✭✭✭Manion


    Right, the KN engineer is coming tomorrow, which is well a head of when my electrician can get in. I'm going to talk to the technician about the different options but my preference would be through the wooden panels beside the front door an up. I can then reuse the existing Cat5e cable to the utility.


  • #3560
    cwdix
    Registered Users Posts: 7 ✭cwdix


    Thanks Manion, bdub for the detailed info.
    Could be a stupid suggestion, but instead of trying to route the fiber cable to the inside of the house, why not pull a power cable (assume 12V) and have the ONT on the outdoor white boxes? Then there's a ethernet cable directly to the utility room. One issue could be humidity, which could be mitigated with a waterproof outdoor box (https://www.screwfix.ie/p/ip54-weatherproof-outdoor-box-kit/455hh). Unless the ONT box generates too much heat.


  • #3561
    Manion
    Registered Users Posts: 1,508 ✭✭✭Manion


    That would be very handy, you'd just need to run the power cable back to the ETU. I don't think they'll go for it though, the installation manual indicate the ONT needs to be installed inside the property. KN being a subcontractor, I doubt they have much flexibility regarding innovative solutions. I doubt there is anything more than 2-3 watts coming off the ONT it would probably be fine in the ETU utility box.


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  • #3562
    Manion
    Registered Users Posts: 1,508 ✭✭✭Manion


    After KN engineer Installation:

    He drilled a hole out into the utility box and ran the cable from the street, up into the ETU, through the wall and into the back of the NTU. The ONT (from vodafone) is a little changed and looks to be a proper router.

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    dY5nnpAl.png



    I did ask about going through the doorframe and he said it is strictly forbidden. I was worried about drilling a hole through the wall and out but in the end I think it at least looks very good. No exposed cables.

    My next step will be the rewire the RJ11 phone port in the hall to a RJ45 port and reuse the Cat5e cable to bring the internet back to the utility room for distribution throughout the house. I'll post some photos of that as well.

    Picture from the utility pox towards the house
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    This is where you can see the membrane mentioned previously. The darker mesh is very light steal. I'm not super happy with the finish in the utility box as he seems to have made it very handy on himself with a very large hole in the box. This issue would be mice gaining access. I'll need to do some fixing it.


  • #3563
    andreionut
    Registered Users Posts: 47 ✭andreionut


    Thanks for the pictures. This is a good solution. Is the ONT wall mountable?


  • #3564
    Manion
    Registered Users Posts: 1,508 ✭✭✭Manion


    Finished tidying up the:

    <Vodafone Wifi Router>
    aD8RAecl.jpg

    <Fiber NTU and ONT>
    n4pvPQXl.png

    <utility room>
    9gaOM6Xl.png


    <What I did>
    Step 1: I pulled out the phone box in the hall. You'll notice there is actually 3 cables here, all cat5e (the e is important). One wire runs back into the alarm panel which is basically for telephone alarm systems.

    I separated the cables and I fitted a new RJ45 Face plate with two ports onto either cable. Bit fiddly but grand.

    sQ4o3iXl.png

    Step 2: In the utility room I dismantled the VDSL telephone box, and fitted a new RJ45 Faceplate on it. I then ran a cable from that ethernet socket into a switch I already had on the wall for supplying Ethernet to each room.

    ODzWOBel.png


    wbgAg8ol.png

    And for what you all are really waiting for, the speed test. I've consistently found that I get around 860Mbps to 910Mbps. It's important to note that when my home network is under test, it appears to max out at about the 920Mbps. As such I think this is probably fair enough. The real test will be sustained traffic from multiple sources in the house.

    @bdub I think you where 100% correct to tell the engineer to get on his bike. The more I think about it, bringing the cable into the sitting room just generates massive unnecessary work.

    yOaWdLnl.png


  • #3565
    Manion
    Registered Users Posts: 1,508 ✭✭✭Manion


    andreionut wrote: »
    Thanks for the pictures. This is a good solution. Is the ONT wall mountable?

    Yes, there are two screw mounts and it goes flush to the wall. It's also a proper router with 4 lan ports and a 10 Gigabit port. Personally I'm wondering about the value of the vodafone grey router currently. It would have been better to have a one box solution. I now effectively have a Modem Router (ONT) to a Router to a switch to another router in my office. I also really really dislike that the grey router is a remotely managed router and that vodafone staff can gain access at any time and see traffic on my internal network. I had a technical issue once and it freaked me out when they started asking about machines I've connected for work.


  • #3566
    cwdix
    Registered Users Posts: 7 ✭cwdix


    Thanks @Manion. Looks pretty neat! I will suggest the same when I get the engineer visit.


  • #3567
    nordstrom
    Registered Users Posts: 63 ✭✭nordstrom


    Thanks Manion for the pictures and description, very comprehensive. Looks like that’s the way to do it.


  • #3568
    andreionut
    Registered Users Posts: 47 ✭andreionut


    Manion wrote: »
    ... I now effectively have a Modem Router (ONT) to a Router to a switch to another router in my office. I also really really dislike that the grey router is a remotely managed router and that vodafone staff can gain access at any time and see traffic on my internal network. I had a technical issue once and it freaked me out when they started asking about machines I've connected for work.

    That’s interesting, thanks for letting us know. I normally switch the ISPs router to a modem mode and use my own router. That grey box is useless form me then.
    Is there any reason you don’t move it in the utility room?
    You need to be mindful now of the devices and cables you use to be at least 1Gb. Some routers have a 100Mbps WAN/internet port, but you can just use them as a switch.


  • #3569
    Manion
    Registered Users Posts: 1,508 ✭✭✭Manion


    There is nothing stopping me but wifi towards the front of the house is a slightly better set up for me since I've another router towards the back on the first floor. Though I am contemplating simply removing it and going direct from the ONT to the the switch. I'll have to think about how to setup subnets.


    To anyone reading this thinking it is all a bit too much, don't worry. If you don't want to mess about with doing network rewiring I'd suggest powerline networking. https://www.laptopsdirect.ie/-plp1000-100uks/version.asp. I personally prefer to make use of the cable that is available but not everyone has the time and knowledge.


  • #3570
    andreionut
    Registered Users Posts: 47 ✭andreionut


    Manion wrote: »
    ...Though I am contemplating simply removing it and going direct from the ONT to the the switch. I'll have to think about how to setup subnets. ...

    If the ONT gives you a private IP that should work. You can use the existing router as a switch and possibly a WiFi extender or Access Point by mainly disabling DHCP. I can't vouch for how well it works but if you setup both routers with the same network (name, channel, password) your devices should just connect to the closest. You might have problems while you move devices from one place to another but a simple disable/enable wifi should connect to the closest.


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  • #3571
    Manion
    Registered Users Posts: 1,508 ✭✭✭Manion


    Tbh, I think it will be one for the Christmas period for me to figure out. At the moment I'm happy everything works.


  • #3572
    bdub
    Registered Users Posts: 18 ✭bdub


    Manion wrote: »
    After KN engineer Installation:

    He drilled a hole out into the utility box and ran the cable from the street, up into the ETU, through the wall and into the back of the NTU. The ONT (from vodafone) is a little changed and looks to be a proper router.




    Oh nice, look's clean! I'm about to open the wall in the living room to run the duct, wish me luck ;)


  • #3573
    Yellow_Fern
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,612 ✭✭✭Yellow_Fern


    I was following the conversation about installing fibre to home and some of the chat was helpful. I found some details tricky to follow so I made a note on the picture of the ESB external board. Basically my question is, does anything thing it is ever possible to get the ONT installed where I drew the black square? I fyou could do the prep work yourself, etc before hand?


  • #3574
    Manion
    Registered Users Posts: 1,508 ✭✭✭Manion


    You would need power and space for both the ONT and NTU. I doubt they will install those components there as they are meant to be installed in the premises.


  • #3575
    bdub
    Registered Users Posts: 18 ✭bdub


    Yellow_Fern wrote: »
    I was following the conversation about installing fibre to home and some of the chat was helpful. I found some details tricky to follow so I made a note on the picture of the ESB external board. Basically my question is, does anything thing it is ever possible to get the ONT installed where I drew the black square? I fyou could do the prep work yourself, etc before hand?




    ONT needs power and I doubt the KN guys would be willing to install it there anyway, as it's against their guidelines. And the fibre cable between the ONT and NTU cannot exceed 1m.



    Yesterday I ran a pulling wire from the "inside house"-opening in that pic into my living room. I had to open some of the wall, but it went pretty smoothly. The KN engineers will come again on Friday, let's hope this time there wont be any obstacles. Once the fibre is in the living room, I'll move the RJ45 socket from the hallway into the living room (easy, just on the other side of the wall) and from there into the utility room. I want as little cable as possible in the hallway and in the living room I can tuck away everything behind the couch.


  • #3576
    Chumpski
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 741 ✭✭✭Chumpski


    Anybody know if the outer front wall (that is not brick but looks like concrete I guess) can be drilled through? I had an electrician in who was wary of doing it as he thought it might be insulated wall.

    He was wondering if it was spray on (which would be ok to drill through) or a no go area?


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  • #3577
    Manion
    Registered Users Posts: 1,508 ✭✭✭Manion


    How did it go bdub?


  • #3578
    andreionut
    Registered Users Posts: 47 ✭andreionut


    I had an engineer yesterday to instal fibre and I had some issues that I want to share with people.
    The installation went great. He got the ONT in the house like for Manion, but left room for the ONT. See attachment.

    He didn't provider a router so I went to link it up. This is when the trouble started and I was left without internet for a few hours (mostly because Eir tech support line is very busy on the weekend).
    Long story short, if you are with Eir, use the existing modem and connect the ONT (10Gb port) to the Router's WAN port. I tried two other routers and they won't get an IP. The Eir one, I have an old F2000, worked and is has 1Gb ports for Wan and LAN.

    Unfortunately I couldn't get a fast speed test (the top was 356.04 Mbit/s) so. it's either my setup or some limiting somewhere as my Fibre account featured as 'Not active' in My Eir account. The problem was with my router's custom firmware. I reset it to the manufacturer's one and put the Eir modem in Bridge mode and I can see 920Mbps speed tests.


  • #3579
    Manion
    Registered Users Posts: 1,508 ✭✭✭Manion


    Nice and clean. Weird they didn't give you the router. For Vodafone they gave me the same router I already had so I ended up with two. I'm personally would never go with Eir because they are the same company they have always been.


  • #3580
    Chumpski
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 741 ✭✭✭Chumpski


    Chumpski wrote: »
    Anybody know if the outer front wall (that is not brick but looks like concrete I guess) can be drilled through? I had an electrician in who was wary of doing it as he thought it might be insulated wall.

    He was wondering if it was spray on (which would be ok to drill through) or a no go area?

    Anybody an idea on this? Electrician coming again in a few days.


  • #3581
    Manion
    Registered Users Posts: 1,508 ✭✭✭Manion


    I'm unsure what part of the house you're referencing but I would contact the builder ballymore if you have questions about the construction of the property, they have been very responsive even this many years later. Not sure what the issue is though.


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  • #3582
    Chumpski
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 741 ✭✭✭Chumpski


    Manion wrote: »
    I'm unsure what part of the house you're referencing but I would contact the builder ballymore if you have questions about the construction of the property, they have been very responsive even this many years later. Not sure what the issue is though.

    Ok, I mean our front door areas, they are not brick but some other material.


  • #3583
    andreionut
    Registered Users Posts: 47 ✭andreionut


    Chumpski wrote: »
    Ok, I mean our front door areas, they are not brick but some other material.

    Do you mean the door frame? It's supposed to be wood.
    If it's for the fibre installation show the electrician the photos from Manion or me. The installer drilled from the hallway to the box (he had to get a longer drill bit half way through).


  • #3584
    Manion
    Registered Users Posts: 1,508 ✭✭✭Manion


    These photos might help.

    ZBvSfBHh.jpg

    sv7Riwoh.jpg


  • #3585
    Chumpski
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 741 ✭✭✭Chumpski


    Manion wrote: »
    These photos might help.

    ZBvSfBHh.jpg

    sv7Riwoh.jpg

    No I mean the 3 beds, not the doorframe, but the concrete or plaster I guess. Not sure what the material is or can it be drilled through.

    Sorry I see the 4 beds in that picture actually are brick around the doorframe. The 3 beds are not.


  • #3586
    Yellow_Fern
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,612 ✭✭✭Yellow_Fern


    andreionut wrote: »
    I had an engineer yesterday to instal fibre and I had some issues that I want to share with people.
    The installation went great. He got the ONT in the house like for Manion, but left room for the ONT. See attachment.

    He didn't provider a router so I went to link it up. This is when the trouble started and I was left without internet for a few hours (mostly because Eir tech support line is very busy on the weekend).
    Long story short, if you are with Eir, use the existing modem and connect the ONT (10Gb port) to the Router's WAN port. I tried two other routers and they won't get an IP. The Eir one, I have an old F2000, worked and is has 1Gb ports for Wan and LAN.

    Unfortunately I couldn't get a fast speed test (the top was 356.04 Mbit/s) so. it's either my setup or some limiting somewhere as my Fibre account featured as 'Not active' in My Eir account. The problem was with my router's custom firmware. I reset it to the manufacturer's one and put the Eir modem in Bridge mode and I can see 920Mbps speed tests.

    The ONTs create a wall wart and this causes algae build up on the monocouche render finish. I came across one person who got the installers to have fibre running from the ESB box fished down to through to the telecom boxes and then down to ground level with the cable terminating on the brickwork round the corner. The benefit of this approach is that the cable is only present on a few inches of render.

    BTW lads, any non-brick finish should not have patio slabs or cement right up to it (like here https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=115171669&postcount=3548). There would a gap of a few inches with gravel. Otherwise the monocouche render might get saturated and green. This is worst on the north sides. You will see it plenty on estates from a few years ago.


  • #3587
    Manion
    Registered Users Posts: 1,508 ✭✭✭Manion


    Yellow_Fern wrote: »
    The ONTs create a wall wart and this causes algae build up on the monocouche render finish. I came across one person who got the installers to have fibre running from the ESB box fished down to through to the telecom boxes and then down to ground level with the cable terminating on the brickwork round the corner. The benefit of this approach is that the cable is only present on a few inches of render.

    BTW lads, any non-brick finish should not have patio slabs or cement right up to it (like here https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=115171669&postcount=3548). There would a gap of a few inches with gravel. Otherwise the monocouche render might get saturated and green. This is worst on the north sides. You will see it plenty on estates from a few years ago.

    Thank you, I never wondered what the render was called. Though I'm not too sure you're correct with regards to our specific properties. See photo below where the cable is coming through the utility box, behind the porch blocks and render. No cable on the render, no hole through the render either.

    dY5nnpAl.png

    Could you explain a little more about what you mean by the slabs saturating the render?


  • #3588
    Yellow_Fern
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,612 ✭✭✭Yellow_Fern


    Manion wrote: »
    Thank you, I never what the render was called. Though I'm not too sure you're correct with regards to our specific properties. See photo below where the cable is coming through the utility box, behind the porch blocks and render. No cable on the render, no hole through the render either.


    Could you explain a little more about what you mean by the slabs saturating the render?

    I am referring to a light, porous render. That is monocouche. There is a plasterised version too. Or you could have a painted finish but the greening can happen on any of these three types. Your house might be fine but when you have concrete or patio finish going right up to the wall the render might not be able to dry out after rain and can stain green. In the example photo the corner is already stained. I have this problem on a west facing wall. A small perimeter French drain filled with attractive gravel is a very common, cheap and attractive preventative solution to this because it allows the wall until well below the damp proof course to dry.


  • #3589
    Manion
    Registered Users Posts: 1,508 ✭✭✭Manion


    Ah OK. There is an issue with green building up on some of the house on the brick but so far non of the render. The photos don't show it well but it's not a concrete slab but rather Permeable Paving cobble stone very like this. So I guess it wouldn't be as much an issue. But thanks for reminding me, I need to get mine cleaned.

    ccb1e86276f00da50997bfdcb869e6a2.jpg


  • #3590
    johnny66179
    Registered Users Posts: 34 ✭johnny66179


    andreionut wrote: »
    I had an engineer yesterday to instal fibre and I had some issues that I want to share with people.
    The installation went great. He got the ONT in the house like for Manion, but left room for the ONT. See attachment.

    He didn't provider a router so I went to link it up. This is when the trouble started and I was left without internet for a few hours (mostly because Eir tech support line is very busy on the weekend).
    Long story short, if you are with Eir, use the existing modem and connect the ONT (10Gb port) to the Router's WAN port. I tried two other routers and they won't get an IP. The Eir one, I have an old F2000, worked and is has 1Gb ports for Wan and LAN.

    Unfortunately I couldn't get a fast speed test (the top was 356.04 Mbit/s) so. it's either my setup or some limiting somewhere as my Fibre account featured as 'Not active' in My Eir account. The problem was with my router's custom firmware. I reset it to the manufacturer's one and put the Eir modem in Bridge mode and I can see 920Mbps speed tests.


    A KN engineer came to do a FTTH install at our place today, he didn't want to follow the method outlined by Manion though, he was worried he would hit the electricity mains or some other electric wires.

    He wanted to run a extenal cable around the corner and go in via the external wall into the sitting room.

    I told him not to bother, don't want an external cable and if I get it into the living room I will have to install another RJ45 socket to bring an ethernet connection back to the switch in the utility room.

    Anyone else have a similar experience?


  • #3591
    Manion
    Registered Users Posts: 1,508 ✭✭✭Manion


    Seems like he wanted a lazy man's load, I'm not sure how it helps you to have the connection in the sitting room, seems like a completely unsuitable setup for our homes that renders the internal Cat5e ethernet completely unusable.


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  • #3592
    Chumpski
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 741 ✭✭✭Chumpski


    johnny66179 wrote: »
    A KN engineer came to do a FTTH install at our place today, he didn't want to follow the method outlined by Manion though, he was worried he would hit the electricity mains or some other electric wires.

    He wanted to run a extenal cable around the corner and go in via the external wall into the sitting room.

    I told him not to bother, don't want an external cable and if I get it into the living room I will have to install another RJ45 socket to bring an ethernet connection back to the switch in the utility room.

    Anyone else have a similar experience?

    Yes , similar here this week.

    What’s the right way to do it? How do we install fibre and connect it with our houses?

    EDIT: ah I see, read through previous posts.


  • #3593
    nordstrom
    Registered Users Posts: 63 ✭✭nordstrom


    johnny66179 wrote: »
    A KN engineer came to do a FTTH install at our place today, he didn't want to follow the method outlined by Manion though, he was worried he would hit the electricity mains or some other electric wires.

    He wanted to run a extenal cable around the corner and go in via the external wall into the sitting room.

    I told him not to bother, don't want an external cable and if I get it into the living room I will have to install another RJ45 socket to bring an ethernet connection back to the switch in the utility room.

    Anyone else have a similar experience?

    Hi, the KN engineer came to us this morning. He wanted to do the same and run the cable externally to the corner of the kitchen/sitting room to avoid the mains. Another issue is the ONT box needs a power supply and if we brought the cable into the hall on the same side as the external white box then there no power there on that side. We’re willow type house I think. Anyway after some discussion we settled on running the cable below the door along a drain and then up the wall a little bit and through a drilled hole into the hall on the other side of the door. There’s power sockets on this side and also a blank box with cat5e cables (one possibly two) which run to the utility room.

    So the ONT box is there right beside the door, and right now the modem is there too but once I have the cat5e connected from ONT to utility room I can move the modem there. The engineer also said it’s not necessary to use the Vodafone modem at all and I can just connect up my own one I already have, but I need to check that out.

    The engineer wouldn’t do the cat5e work for me, so I’m going to try it myself and if I mess it up I’ll have to get an electrician.


  • #3594
    1dav
    Registered Users Posts: 40 ✭1dav


    Hi all.

    How much do you pay for service of the heat pump and what does the service include?

    Thank you


  • #3595
    janeybaby
    Registered Users Posts: 91 ✭✭janeybaby


    Hi all,

    We are looking to do something with the wardrobe in the master (Heron), as we feel the space could be better used and the space above it. Just looking to see has anyone done anything is the way of same? If so, would it be possible to find out the supplier you used and maybe to see their work?

    Thanks


  • #3596
    glebm
    Registered Users Posts: 6 ✭glebm


    Hi all,

    I'm looking to buy an apartment in Royal Canal Park. It seems like a quiet and safe neighbourhood.
    Could someone please share their experience living there?

    Thanks


  • #3597
    cronos
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,719 ✭✭✭cronos


    glebm wrote: »
    Hi all,

    I'm looking to buy an apartment in Royal Canal Park. It seems like a quiet and safe neighbourhood.
    Could someone please share their experience living there?

    Thanks

    I own a house not an apartment in the area since 2017 and would definitely recommend the area highly. Couldn't really think of any negatives. Might be a victim of it's own success in that it becomes high density, but so far haven't seen any negatives and only positives in terms of new infrastructure.


  • #3598
    glebm
    Registered Users Posts: 6 ✭glebm


    Thanks for the information !


  • #3599
    Manion
    Registered Users Posts: 1,508 ✭✭✭Manion


    We've been here since 2016, It's a very nice place to live currently. A lot of the character of the area has yet to fully develop though and we'll see significant change over the next few years as more apartment blocks go in.

    It's worth noting that there is an issue with the non-payment of management fees in the apartment blocks with the corresponding non-provision of services from the management company. You may find the common areas are not super well maintained.


  • #3600
    Manion
    Registered Users Posts: 1,508 ✭✭✭Manion


    Hey, we have not received a request for management fee payment for 2021. Has anyone else received on? The last notification we got was that the payment request was delayed due to the delayed AGM.


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  • #3601
    cronos
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,719 ✭✭✭cronos


    Manion wrote: »
    Hey, we have not received a request for management fee payment for 2021. Has anyone else received on? The last notification we got was that the payment request was delayed due to the delayed AGM.

    Same here. I was guessing it was just delayed due to the AGM delay.


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