How tight can the fibre cable be rolled up? ian72 said his excess cable is hidden in an NTE5 back box the engineer fitted

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Open-Reach-Huawei-Echolif...

ont and enclosure on e-bay if anyone wants to tidy there install(just use the enclosure to house the existing ONT and cabling)

In reply to a post by dect:

How tight can the fibre cable be rolled up? ian72 said his excess cable is hidden in an NTE5 back box the engineer fitted

i think the bend radius is about 10 times the thickness of the fibre. so 5/6mm cable could be rolled up into a standard single elec box or a double would be better. could the ONT be moved left and down so that a single elec box mouted over the hole in the wall hid the cable

Edited by threelegs (Thu 24-Oct-19 16:27:16)

In reply to a post by threelegs:

i think the bend radius is about 10 times the thickness of the fibre. so 5/6mm cable could be rolled up into a standard single elec box or a double would be better

Thanks for that

In reply to a post by threelegs:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Open-Reach-Huawei-Echolif...

ont and enclosure on e-bay if anyone wants to tidy there install(just use the enclosure to house the existing ONT and cabling)

The enclosure does make it look more tidy but you have to weigh that up against the increase in size of the overall unit, I really like what the engineer did for ian72 as it seems to achieve both.

Edited by deleted (Thu 24-Oct-19 16:28:24)

If anyone would like an empty enclosure, I have one here that deserves a new home.

I'll try and remember to take a photo or 2 over the weekend in case anyone wants to see the result,

I'm not too concerned about our install, as it's hidden down the side of my desk so out of harms way, but I did think it could be very vulnerable to damage in a hallway, etc. I would have thought Openreach would have a "standard" that installers are meant to work to, rather than leaving it up to the engineer to decide to use a NTE5 back box to safeguard the fibre.

Anyway, just checked outside, and surprised that the ducting is open to the elements. Is this normal? What's to stop gravel, water, etc. getting into the ducting. Should there be some sort of end-cap? I asked the engineer, and he said they only fitted a cover duct to the wall for copper, not fibre.

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Edited by deleted (Fri 25-Oct-19 17:06:34)

Yes, since there�s no capping covering the top of the duct, there ought to be a purpose made foam bung fitted ....

If you see an Openreach engineer in you travels, stop and politely ask if they have one you could take and fit yourself.

I don�t think I�ve ever known the full correct name they are called by, but �foam bung� should make you understood.

In reply to a post by Zarjaz:

Yes, since there�s no capping covering the top of the duct, there ought to be a purpose made foam bung fitted ....

If you see an Openreach engineer in you travels, stop and politely ask if they have one you could take and fit yourself.

I don�t think I�ve ever known the full correct name they are called by, but �foam bung� should make you understood.

If I'm thinking of the same thing as you its official name is 'Plugs Duct 1A' and its a foam plug for the end of 54mm ducting.