I was reading this, and I just had to add my 2 cents (like anyone cares.........). If you are mounting on vent pipes, please use EXTREME caution. On all of the newer homes, these pipes are PVC (The older cast pipes are not a problem). The section of pipe that sticks out is usually not supported very well. I have mounted on the vent pipe myself, so I can't say I don't do it, but I will say that if you can grab the vent pipe and pull it up and down and it appears to very loose, either do not mount anything on it, OR, go up into the attic, crawl space etc. and add a brace.
Almost 90% of the time, the pipe itself is only held in place by the glued joint where it connects to the internal plumbing. It obviously can not move sideways because it is held in place by the various holes it passes through coming up the inside walls and roof. I know of a situation where the CPE was mounted on the vent pipe (not me) and strong winds twisted the PVC, causing it to snap off inside the home. The result was a nasty bill from the plumber, as they had to cut away part of the wall on 2 floors to repair it. I guess the moral of the story is to just take an extra 5 minutes on every vent pipe install and add a brace to the pipe under the roof every time you use one for an install. It will save you lots of headaches in the long run. P.S. I only use vent pipes as a last resort for a mounting location. :-) George Rogato wrote: > Mike Hammett wrote: > >> Preferred vendor for vent pipe mounts? >> >> >> > > Plumbing supply store. Buy a coupling the right size and type. > > I should say, not all vent pipe mounts need the vent extended. And > sometimes, we can slip the cat 5 cable under the roof jack and into the > attic. > > I wouldn't be adding 5' of vent pipe myself, maybe a couple feet at > most. Like the other guy said, it's not always that stable. > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > WISPA Wants You! Join today! > http://signup.wispa.org/ > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org > > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
