[GRLUG] Plenum Cable

[mooselikebriard]

All drop ceilings.  By code, nothing should ever be laid on the ceiling.

On Thu, Jul 28, 2011 at 4:26 PM, Mike Williams <knightperson at zuzax.com>wrote:

> On 07/28/2011 03:58 PM, Adam Tauno Williams wrote:
>
>>
>> Position of the cable matters to the fire inspector as well; cable
>> cannot 'lay' on the suspended ceiling.  It has to be secured up and away
>> from the tile&  grid.  I've inherited a couple of sites who have been
>> cited for this.
>>
> Is that just for plenum spaces or all dropped ceilings? Very few places
> where I have seen wire run through dropped ceilings have actually secured
> it, although I admit I haven't dealt with a huge number of locations. Other
> than keeping the network wire from contacting electrical cables or lights, I
> don't see it being much of a fire hazard. It would look nicer if it was all
> tied to something up there, but the point of a dropped ceiling in the first
> place is so you don't see the wiring!
>
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