I am not sure what fibre Openreach use, but bend insensitive fibre is comon place and cheap theses days. See link below for a 1m SC to SC APC simplex patch lead. Thats the sort of thing compatible with Openreaches GPON network. Scroll down and read the bit about bend insensitivity. If Openreach are not using bend insensitive fibre they are morons.

https://www.fs.com/uk/products/41918.html

People have this notion that fibre is way more delicate than it actually is.

My install looks very similar.

Both fibre cables are pinned to the wall when a better, more hidden route was possible.

My customer side fibre cable was left without sealant. Why! Makes no sense. At least he tried to hide it under the old style copper housing. Although he just missed the trunking.

I suppose there is no default training on placement as customers want the fibre socket elsewhere. I get that but there is no excuse for not sealing a drilled hole. Customers don’t want water or insects getting in,

That looks terrible, even the CSP isn't level. It wants the CSP moving up so it covers the fibre entry point, but there probably isn't enough slack on the various cables for that.

In reply to a post by oldskool:

My install looks very similar.
Customers don’t want water or insects getting in,

True but given the price of sealant and the time it takes to apply, I'd be more inclined to just get a gun out and apply some. Getting OR back in these days would cost far more in time spent on phones etc than the actual cost of the sealant.

In reply to a post by 69bertie:

In reply to a post by oldskool:

My install looks very similar.
Customers don’t want water or insects getting in,

True but given the price of sealant and the time it takes to apply, I'd be more inclined to just get a gun out and apply some. Getting OR back in these days would cost far more in time spent on phones etc than the actual cost of the sealant.

Totally agree. I am apprehensive simply because we are told to not interfere with their cabling at all. Ive heard/read this a few times.

Edited by oldskool (Mon 06-Jul-20 15:32:31)

Putting some sealant on your own wall doesn't fall under that category.

The wiring is OpenReach's but the wall is definitely yours.

Edited by j0hn83 (Mon 06-Jul-20 15:49:15)

Was the grey plastic conduit below the CSP always floating like that?

This looks like a right amateur mess tbh. However, if there is no consequence for companies doing such a shoddy job then it'll carry on. It's hard to think someone looked back at this rough mess and thought "yep, that looks fine". If this is on a visible part of the front of the house I'd be getting them out to make it look presentable.

Looks a right mess.

I had two BT Techs here a few weeks back replacing a drop wire. First of all one asked if he could drill the wall to fit an eye-bolt for safety - no issue from me. Then when finished he removed the bolt and even filled the hole with brown mastic! That is how it should be - although he could have left the eye-bolt as I would use it too

The eyebolt is reusable, you only get issued 2 .....