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My house has some conduits put in by previous residents. The conduits are plastic enclosures running along walls, which contain electrical outlets as well as ethernet plugs (actually it also has RH...
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2023-07-06T03:37:52Z (over 1 year ago)
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2023-07-06T03:36:04Z (over 1 year ago)
My house has some conduits put in by previous residents. The conduits are plastic enclosures running along walls, which contain electrical outlets as well as ethernet plugs. Presumably, they wanted to have ethernet throughout the house, but didn't want to fish the cable through walls, so they opted to bolting a conduit to the wall instead.- The conduit appears to have a front cover, a top cover, and a bottom cover. These covers are all in sections of about 3 feet, where there is a longer stretch, two sections are put in tandem. It is not clear what holds them in place or how to remove them.
- The outlet blocks have electrical sockets (which work) and ethernet jacks (which don't 😢). The electrical outlet cover has two screws, which I haven't tried to remove. I expect that it's a good idea to turn off the breaker for the room before doing so.
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Does anyone know what these conduits are called, and how to open them so I can check the ethernet cable inside? I've tried sticking a metal tool in between the top and front covers, which exposed a little "groove" that was holding them together, but neither cover wanted to come off after that.
- My house has some conduits put in by previous residents. The conduits are plastic enclosures running along walls, which contain electrical outlets as well as ethernet plugs (actually it also has RH45 for landlines, but I don't care about those). Presumably, they wanted to have ethernet throughout the house, but didn't want to fish the cable through walls, so they opted to bolting a conduit to the wall instead.
- The conduit appears to have a front cover, a top cover, and a bottom cover. These covers are all in sections of about 3 feet, where there is a longer stretch, two sections are put in tandem. It is not clear what holds them in place or how to remove them.
- The outlet blocks have electrical sockets (which work) and ethernet jacks (which don't 😢). The electrical outlet cover has two screws, which I haven't tried to remove. I expect that it's a good idea to turn off the breaker for the room before doing so.
- Does anyone know what these conduits are called, and how to open them so I can check the ethernet cable inside? I've tried sticking a metal tool in between the top and front covers, which exposed a little "groove" that was holding them together, but neither cover wanted to come off after that.
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matthewsnyder
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2023-07-06T03:34:48Z (over 1 year ago)
- My house has some conduits put in by previous residents. The conduits are plastic enclosures running along walls, which contain electrical outlets as well as ethernet plugs. Presumably, they wanted to have ethernet throughout the house, but didn't want to fish the cable through walls, so they opted to bolting a conduit to the wall instead.
- The conduit appears to have a front cover, a top cover, and a bottom cover. These covers are all in sections of about 3 feet, where there is a longer stretch, two sections are put in tandem. It is not clear what holds them in place or how to remove them.
- The outlet blocks have electrical sockets (which work) and ethernet jacks (which don't 😢). The electrical outlet cover has two screws, which I haven't tried to remove. I expect that it's a good idea to turn off the breaker for the room before doing so.
- Does anyone know what these conduits are called, and how to open them so I can check the ethernet cable inside? I've tried sticking a metal tool in between the top and front covers, which exposed a little "groove" that was holding them together, but neither cover wanted to come off after that.
- My house has some conduits put in by previous residents. The conduits are plastic enclosures running along walls, which contain electrical outlets as well as ethernet plugs. Presumably, they wanted to have ethernet throughout the house, but didn't want to fish the cable through walls, so they opted to bolting a conduit to the wall instead.
- The conduit appears to have a front cover, a top cover, and a bottom cover. These covers are all in sections of about 3 feet, where there is a longer stretch, two sections are put in tandem. It is not clear what holds them in place or how to remove them.
- The outlet blocks have electrical sockets (which work) and ethernet jacks (which don't 😢). The electrical outlet cover has two screws, which I haven't tried to remove. I expect that it's a good idea to turn off the breaker for the room before doing so.
- 
- Does anyone know what these conduits are called, and how to open them so I can check the ethernet cable inside? I've tried sticking a metal tool in between the top and front covers, which exposed a little "groove" that was holding them together, but neither cover wanted to come off after that.
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matthewsnyder
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2023-07-06T03:30:32Z (over 1 year ago)
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matthewsnyder
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2023-07-06T03:30:20Z (over 1 year ago)
What is this electrical/ethernet conduit on the wall and how do I repair it?
My house has some conduits put in by previous residents. The conduits are plastic enclosures running along walls, which contain electrical outlets as well as ethernet plugs. Presumably, they wanted to have ethernet throughout the house, but didn't want to fish the cable through walls, so they opted to bolting a conduit to the wall instead. The conduit appears to have a front cover, a top cover, and a bottom cover. These covers are all in sections of about 3 feet, where there is a longer stretch, two sections are put in tandem. It is not clear what holds them in place or how to remove them. The outlet blocks have electrical sockets (which work) and ethernet jacks (which don't 😢). The electrical outlet cover has two screws, which I haven't tried to remove. I expect that it's a good idea to turn off the breaker for the room before doing so. Does anyone know what these conduits are called, and how to open them so I can check the ethernet cable inside? I've tried sticking a metal tool in between the top and front covers, which exposed a little "groove" that was holding them together, but neither cover wanted to come off after that.