There's a small square with a set screw about 1" above your 2 white antennas. In our boxes they make us slip those 2 antennas into that small square with the set screw. That's why they built it like that, instead of having to hold it in place with your own clip and screw
So to switch from cable to fiber optic, I have to do major construction work, digging a trench in my yard all the way to the street? Then running fiber optics throughout my house? Good grief. Cable is good enough for me.
Very nice craftsmanship. Only comment is you should use PVC primer and cement on all joints and couplers In a few years the ground will settle and the fittings will come apart and possible damage the cable
This isn't possible, the pvc is setting on top of a concrete footing, I dont believe this will settle, besides the pipe is simply zip tied at the top with extra slack so it can slide, these couplings lock together creating a water tight seal, so this statement is untrue
@@fiberopticmissouri164 Bullshit. PVC conduit does NOT lock together without properly priming and cementing the pipe joints. You need to watch more yourtubes buddy. Just search "how to cement electrical pvc pipe fittings". Then you can come back and correct your last post. Thanks
Sorry if my correction or work offends u, but u are incorrect, the pvc deffinatly locks together, so tight in fact u can't barely pull it apart, but incase of any repair, it would be wise to leave these joints detachable so u can easily slide a new fiber through, every installer knows u can't slide the fiber through such a bend when unattachable, the conduit is designed to be placed without glue
Very nice, neat, clean installation. As a former electrician, I recommend ditching the ratchet PVC cutters and getting a battery powered mini-bandsaw. No, flared ends from dull blades. No busted pipe on cold days. But most importantly, reduces worn out thumb joints and carpal tunnel syndrome. Trust me, it's no fun not being able to hold onto things or pick things up with your thumbs and fingers. PS- a mini-bandsaw comes in handy for all sorts of things.
We also have the same method, but our ground rods are in the beds, not the customers yard, and u only need a line that is conductive, not grounded for location purposes, we actually get a better signal with it debonded
The fiber must come into the house from somewhere, this is the outside installation, before the in home integration, there will be a push fiber installed running through the wall or floor depending on how the customer wants it, then from there the push fiber gets installed into the back of the modem creating a wireless signal throughout the premise
Contractors doing a pre wire for a future ticket. not bad work, but why not terminate it? I wish i had a pre wire service as an install tech. i did everything from beginning to end.😢
This service drop will be good until someone with a shovel decides to dig a hole for plantings, placement of political signs pushed into the ground, or whatever. It was my understanding a couple of decades ago that fiber would only be run to the pole and then copper to the home. I guess technology has changed again and now it's fiber all the way to the home.
For me I have fiber going all the way to my network rack connected directly to my ONT! then a 3 foot cat 7 patch cable to the router. Copper is like so last year dude!
@@TheRealJLucas I’m not very technical. In reality all I know is it’s fast and I like it. I was using century link and was getting 7 to 8 mb now I’m getting 600 mb
This is simply a video of a nid bieng installed on a customer's house.. there are other videos of a full install but obviously by the headline this one is not it..
How would you go about digging up a fiber line? Have a pool construction project and fiber line needs to be rerouted and hung on the fence line so that contractors can dig trenches for drainage/electrical on the same side as the fiber line. I can see my fiber line sticking out of the ground right next to my flowerbed (like 3" below surface level) where the fiber line runs into the green electrical box in the back corner of my lot.
You would need to call 811 or whatever digright your area uses, they will create a ticket and should respond within the next 3 days, someone will come and mark the line out, it would also help if u have a utility locater so u know the depth
Help here please! If the cable get broken, can it be spliced somehow? I was digging to put a tree and ended cutting the cable. I try to figure it out and noticed that there is like a clear tube with some kind of gel and i think there might be a fine cable inside. Where can i find or what is called this cable to do it myself if not will have to call the internet company. Thanks in advance for any information.
Thank you. You're correct, I will be calling the company tomorrow morning. They know better. It might get fixed in 10 minutes as I got everything at clear to do the job. Super, thank you.
@@fiberopticmissouri164 I see job openings for outside plant techs in my area. Looking that up is what brought me to your video. What do you think I should study before applying for one of those jobs? The job listing mentions a required test to be accepted. What do you think that would cover? Do you have any suggestions?
Honestly I'm not sure.. I just applied for a job directly through a construction company.. they hired me in as a hand.. I've worked my way up now.. but you should be able to just apply for a job at the local communications construction company
I didn't see the relevance, the pvc is setting on a concrete footing and the bell housing and couplings are locking, and we also left a fiew inches of slack at the top were we ziptied it for slack, so I don't see the issue
That is a condux conduit splitter.. when u get one might as well get a fiew extra blades.. they hold up well.. but don't want to find yourself out on a job without extra blades..
To avoid cutting it.. the fiber has to be behind it.. we could have fed it thru the bottom but the seal is made to come out and right back in.. the seal was replaced at the end of the video when relevent..
@@fiberopticmissouri164 Inspectors findings: They didn't duct seal the conduit end that's buried. No bedding sand. No caution tape labeled undergound copper/fiber installed. They didn't clamp the counduit to the wall. They didn't install cable tag with info inside the Network Interface Device. Notes: Please adress findings in order for DPW close out to be completed. Once done reply with pictures. Thank you
The seal is in the way of the rubber grommet that surrounds the fiber it makes for an easier install.. if u take note to entrance port of this nid the rubber boot above the conduit goes behind this weather seal.. so u must remove it, install the fiber an reinstall the seal..
Nitpick: 5:40 ish he should have left more of the black sheath. It’s a failsafe against a fiber break occurring at the base of the strand right where it enters the slack nid(the box he mounted). The conduit work is flawless.
Looks good, would love to see a video of the fibers being terminated. Also I think maybe it would be a good idea to strap that conduit to the wall of the structure no?
I work for TCW Computer Works in Arkansas but I'm at installer so basically I just show up find the box and find a good option to get my customer internet
Wouldn’t you want the lines dug 6”+ to avoid potential damage by someone or animal? Most comm lines in my area are that way and fiber 50% more fragile 70% less perceptive to interference
Your speaking of main lines, this is a drop fiber, required 14in, through a customer's yard there is nothing below 3 ft. Unless for a useless reason, main line only goes 6ft under highways and railroads, I believe u misunderstand exactly how deep 6ft is,
It's simple, the fiber goes behind the rubber seal, so we must remove it place the fiber in then reinstal the seal, ive seen people cut the seal but this method removes the issue,
what if there is no fibre line coming from the ground? what is the blue thing you used to scrape off the wire? and this is only installing NID right what If we have to install the fibre internet for client how do we do that?
The blue thing is a splitter made by Jonard tools designed to remove the outer sleeve.. I'm not sure how to answer your other questions.. this video is simply showing a proper nid installation.. we have other videos showing the splicing process and the drop install.. thanks for inquiring and watching my video
Yea deffinatly.. there will be a splice tec come in behind him and I stall "pig tails" then the installation tecs come I. And install it throughout the home
That's why we put it in Grey conduit.. there was a concrete footing that stuck out quite far on this particular job.. we had to place the fiber along the top of the footing.. but all our plow blades go a 1 foot..
I'm unsure what u mean about a circle box.. im sure alot of company's do it diffrently.. but most will run the external half from your nid or the small box on the outside of your house that we show us installing on this video.. to the pedistool closest to your property.. the round box at the corner of your yard might be a pedistool for hooking to the main line
The other two are strength members, and only protect the fiber from a hard bend, we cut them off as there not needed within the fiber, only secured to the enclosure
Yes we will tape up the end and bury it, I made it so long so they would have extra protection through the flower bed were they might impell the fiber planting flowers, preventive measures
The providers get them from somewhere, so it's possible to find them and buy one. Just like Comcast uses PPC connectors, you can buy them as well from a supplier instead of going to a box store and buying who knows what.
Drop fiber doesn't have a proper depth in rural areas.. but believe it or not.. the fiber in this video was placed 14 inches into the ground.. well over a foot.. our company requires a foot deep on drops and 30 inches on main line
There was a large footing up by the house underground.. that's why we buried it in conduit across the garden.. there was a concrete footing 6in. Thick across it..
Yes the tracer wire we rolled up and zipped to the pipe under the pedestal for locating.. the tracer wire came pre installed on this particular fiber cable.. on some installments we have had to install a secondary copper wire along side the fiber for tracing.. but that wasn't the case in this particular video..
What kind of optical cable to use for 700 ft from my home to barn? I have At&T FIBER at the house but need to distribute out to the barn. Single mode, multimode?
Depends on where your fiber is terminated, for example where is your ONT installed? You can't split fiber then expect to terminate two different places or a second ONT without getting an additional line provisioned. Best bet would be to do direct burial with some shielded cat 6 that will safely carry gigabit speed.
OM2 or OM3 multimode will suit your needs. You can not do a run of 700 feet on cat 5,6,7,or 8. The limit is 328 feet. Single mode fiber is used for runs that are miles and miles. That is usually what comes from ATT fiber.
meanwhile, spectrum does not even use a PVC pipe for that work. and Frontier would simply drill into your house's sidings and drop a wire inside without putting a utility box outside to protect the hole they made from the elements (except for a silicone caulk)
We have a fusion machine.. I've been working on a video for it also.. I'm not sure what it would be considered.. we call it a splice machine lol.. I will give u more details in the future
