Browse Forums DIY, Home Maintenance & Repair Re: Media Room.. cables in wall cavity 8Jul 04, 2016 4:54 pm Should be fine - just keep them away from power/lighting cables (at least 15-20cm if running parallel to each other) to avoid noise interference and also for safety. Building Services Engineer Renovating our 1960's modernist home in Brisbane https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=53&t=82091 Re: Media Room.. cables in wall cavity 9Jul 04, 2016 6:06 pm 1960sModernistHome You don't need to be a licenced electrician. An electrical licence on its own gives no authority to work on telecommunications cabling. You need an ACMA cablers licence which is another qualification. I'm pretty sure coax was also included in the definition of "customer cabling" recently as well (in the last few years). But your ACMA open licence is no longer sufficient for data or coax cabling. So to clarify, to work on standard telephone cabling an ACMA open cablers licence is a legal requirement. To work on data you need the ACMA licence with structured cabling endorsement. To work on coax you need the ACMA licence with coax endorsement. Same deal with fibre optic. I have no doubt there are plenty of electricians and technicians running around doing unlicensed telecommunications cabling. Probably plenty of completely unqualified DIYers too... As far as I know speaker cables and video cables do not require any particular licence, however they still need to be run with separation from power cables for safety as they would be classed as Extra Low Voltage electrical cabling. Yes you are quite correct, I guess I just associated that type of work with electricians, my bad. I am sure there are other registered cablers around who have a non-electrical background. Re: Media Room.. cables in wall cavity 10Jul 10, 2016 11:50 pm Any cabling that can potentially connect to the telecommunications network requires a cabers licence to be installed and maintained. Coax cable for TV was not considered as Comms cabling until of late, because most modern TV's, DVD players which have an RF output also have a Network output, you could say the same about speaker cabling since some AVR's have internet connectivity functions. The short answer is No, there is no current regulations for a licence requirement for speaker cabling, however there is still a long list of requirements you need to follow as it is still classed as cabling works, mainly separation from power cabling, do not run it inside the same conduit as any power cabling, keep it away from any power terminations, be it switches, GPO's, light fittings etc and you should be fine. Antenna Direct Perth www.antennadirect.com.au 0423919037 Get your home NBN Ready Smart Wiring and Structured Cabling in Perth Antenna Installations | TV Wall Mounting | Data Cabling HD Security Camera Systems / CCTV Firstly, if your house is still under builder's warranty (10 years in Victoria) you should have no need to crawl into roof space but let the builder handle it, unless you… 3 5661 Thank you again Simeon.. I will call my certifier for that. Have a good day 4 5442 Hey, I am wanting to add a second toilet to my house, bit we have limited room. There is a hallway/entry that is never used, so was thinking this could be an option. Only… 0 4754 |