On 22 January 2014 08:48, C. Falconer wrote: > So why bother with the conduit / pipe then? Those outdoor cables are rated > for direct bury,
The conduit is for extra protection and to allow future cables to be pulled in. > Copper is fine in the forseeable future for home. And multimode is history, > nobody installs that anymore unless its an existing deployment. > Everything new going in is single-mode. If you acquire media converters second hand (perhaps free decommissioned kit) then you might find it's made for multi-mode. If you plan to only buy new kit then single-mode is all you need. On 22 January 2014 10:24, Volker Kuhlmann wrote: > I find it hard to believe that a good layer of silicone sealant will > last for less than 10 years. If you just stick the pipe pieces together, > sure, and I wouldn't assume that PVC pipe glue is watertight unless > there is assurance that all surfaces have been covered fully and are > resting wihtout gap against each other while the glue sets. In theory, yes. In practice I've *always* found water in the pipes. Also, pipes can crack if, say, the ground moves violently. That wouldn't happen in Christchurch though, would it? :-) Yuri _______________________________________________ Linux-users mailing list [email protected] http://lists.canterbury.ac.nz/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
