We used to buy direct from Clearfield but are going through Power & Tel now. Toneable 10/6 runs about .32 per foot. You don't need to use CF duct but there price is about the same for toneable. For just duct, I can get it for about .18 x foot.
On Wed, Nov 1, 2017 at 7:49 PM, Jason McKemie < [email protected]> wrote: > Where are you sourcing your Clearfield stuff? I was interested in their > customer drop products. The microduct was pretty expensive from what I > recall, however. > > On Wednesday, November 1, 2017, Carl Peterson <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> "I priced out some Clearfield cassettes and a rack mount for them. >> These guys are pretty proud of their stuff. I'll grant that it does seem >> to be nicely designed, however at 10x the price I'll just do it the way I >> have been." >> >> I've gone middle of the road with it. Some of their pricing just doesn't >> make sense to me. A cassette is nice but when I can import LGX patch and >> splice modules for $10 and a 12 strand SC/APC pigtail for it for another >> $10 it doesn't make any sense to me so I'm still building that out my way. >> On other stuff, like drops where I can cut out a lot of labor, it makes >> more sense, especially when I look at things like restorability. When >> someone cuts a 10/6 microduct drop, the tech can just throw a DB coupler on >> it, pop a new reel in the YourX tap, and pull the line back through to the >> terminal. >> > -- Carl Peterson *PORT NETWORKS* 401 E Pratt St, Ste 2553 Baltimore, MD 21202 (410) 637-3707
