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Residential Structured Wiring Installation Manual

Saturday, 20. December 2008 by wire

Home Wiring diagram This manual is created by Leviton (www.leviton-lin.com). This installation manual provides a comprehensive description of issues related to the fast evolving subject known as residential structured wiring. It covers industry standards, warranties, installer certification, ordinances, tools, job planning, system design and installation techniques.

Unlike standard AC wiring, low-voltage wiring on its own does not require any type of outlet box. An AC device that supplies power to low-voltage wiring, such as an Leviton’s AC Power Module, will always be housed in a box as per the NEC. An unrelated AC device, such as a switch, can also share a box with low-voltage wiring (not a preferred practice) provided there is a physical, metal barrier between the two devices. Unshielded twisted-pair (UTP) cable, such as Category5e or 6, which features prominently in this publication, is manufactured to deliver high-speed performance to multiple end points. UTP cable does its job best when its handled appropriately. This is not a forgiving material that can be pulled, stretched, and stapled the same way as standard romex. A light touch on the installer’s part goes a long way towards guaranteeing system integrity and performance.

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