new construction

[jbf]

We are currently in the process of building our own home. I am wanting to make multiple connection points for our sat receivers in several rooms, so that furniture can be me moved around in the future. What is the best way to split the incoming lines so that I can have different hookups in the same room? I have a hd/dvr with 2 tuners, so there will be 2 wires at each wall hookup. I also have a DVR in the bedroom that will have 2 wires as well. Is there some kind of multiple splitter that I can purchase in order to make the connections (i.e. 2 in-6out)? The lines will be coming in at the attic

[randyk47]

I'd not split anything. I'd homerun each potential outlet back to the attic. More expensive in the short run but much more flexible in the long run. I've built one house that way and lucky my present home was wired that way and it makes life a whole lot easier.

[harsh]

Use of splitters is limited to very special situations (SWM) and using them to provide "optional" outlets is not a good idea.

If you have more than a couple of "legacy" receivers (any SD receiver other than the D12) in the system, you cannot use splitters at all.

I personally prefer a home run to the ground floor or basement for each outlet. Your flexibility is going to require quite a bit of space for all the cables from all the rooms.

[wildbill129]

I'd not split anything. I'd homerun each potential outlet back to the attic. More expensive in the short run but much more flexible in the long run. I've built one house that way and lucky my present home was wired that way and it makes life a whole lot easier.

X2 ....Home run everything to a central location. Leviton and others make great structured medial panels to run everything to.

[Tom Robertson]

Home run at least 2 coax and 1 cat5e or cat6 to each location. Actually, I'd still do three coax and two cat5e/cat6 wires to each location, plus two more coax to home theatre locations. Now is the least expensive time to run the wires, might as well have plenty.

Also spare, empty pull tubes for future cable runs is a good idea.

Cheers,
Tom

[firefighter4evr]

I personally have 2 lines for D*, 2 lines for E*, 1 for OTA and 3 CAT 6 lines (one Ethernet , one phone and a spare) in each room of my home. It's all home run to a central location in my basement. I took a 200 amp electrical panel box and gut it out.... it holds my DSL modem, Ethernet hub, and my muti-switch... also holds my sirius repeater:hurah:

It may be a little overkill but, hey i had fun doing it!! like my father used to say "Son you can never have too much coax":lol:

[harsh]

I took a 200 amp electrical panel box and gut it out.... it holds my DSL modem, Ethernet hub, and my muti-switch... also holds my sirius repeater:hurah:If you haven't already, you should punch out a number of the knock-outs to allow air circulation.

[firefighter4evr]

If you haven't already, you should punch out a number of the knock-outs to allow air circulation.

Took care of that..... I have a homemade fan system built in there to allow to bring in cool air... Also, there are a number of the knockout punched as a backup.:lol::lol::lol::lol:

[netraa]

If running all of the lines as home runs is not practical for all rooms, or for you, what can be done is this....

pick a patch down location in that rooms closet or somewhere else in the room out of the way, run at least 2 coax, 2 cat5e/6 to each location in the room where you want video/phone/internet. Then take at least 3/3 and run them from the patch down location to the home run location. You can then tie the wires off to the studs, and note them on your set of plans and not have to put cut-out boxes at every location.

This can save you some money on cable, but it adds it back in fittings and terminators and is not really the 'right' way to go about it.

[Sixto]

agree with all. at least one home run coax to every possible location. and 2 (or 3) to any significant home theater location. same for ethernet.

several years ago i did the same and well worth it. only mistake i made was not to run more home runs for all future needs.

would also plan for swm-8's, cat 6 patch panel, a 16 or 24-port ethernet switch, power, and a ups all at the home run location.

[WestDC]

Any place you plan on running wires--and the walls are now open, Run plastic conduit--( 2") for home (1") from anywhere you need stuff to that location. Then when forgot to have run(Or include) something you have a Hard pipe to a central location or a unfinshed area that is piped to a Home run.

Then when the technology changes, you will be able to replace it with anything that is current. And you will be able to use the old existing wire as a Drag line to pull your new fiber in :)

[jbf]

To all who replied: Thanks alot! Will take all advice into consideration! Seems easier now!:grin: