Hello everyone,
some of you already have your houses partly finished. Our electrical supplier offered us the following:
The final electrical installation was apparently completed yesterday, and indeed, all the cables are at the distribution panel. But they are not terminated; they are just the bare wires.
We expected the cables to have connectors attached.
Are we mistaken, or should/can we request that the cables be properly terminated?
Good luck,
kati1337
some of you already have your houses partly finished. Our electrical supplier offered us the following:
All telephone, CAT, and antenna cables will not be installed inside conduits and are delivered without being terminated (at the distribution panel). All telephone and CAT cables end at the distribution panel.
The final electrical installation was apparently completed yesterday, and indeed, all the cables are at the distribution panel. But they are not terminated; they are just the bare wires.
We expected the cables to have connectors attached.
Are we mistaken, or should/can we request that the cables be properly terminated?
Good luck,
kati1337
Tarnari schrieb:
I’m just wondering if there are electricians who bring the power cables to the cabinet and then say, “Well, connecting them wasn’t part of the agreement. You can manage it yourself.” There are. I had network cables installed—four in total. I had no knowledge about all of it and assumed I just needed to connect something to the router in the utility room, and then it would work. Well. Now I have the four agreed-upon network outlets in the agreed locations plus four outlets in the utility room, at least close to the routers. That could be a patch panel, or maybe not. There was no instruction or explanation from the electrician either. Hopefully, one day I’ll have the time and patience to look it up properly.
User0815 schrieb:
It exists. I had network cables installed, a total of four. However, I had no idea about any of it and thought I just needed to connect something with the router in the utility room, and then it would work. Yeah. Now I have the four agreed network outlets in the agreed locations plus four outlets in the utility room, at least close to the router. That could be a patch panel or maybe not. There was no instruction or explanation from the electrician. Hopefully, at some point, I’ll have the patience to research it online. At least you have outlets in the utility room. I have loose cables without connectors hanging out of the wall.
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nordanney18 Sep 2020 08:29User0815 schrieb:
It exists. I had network cables installed, a total of four. I had and still have no idea about all this and thought I just needed to connect something to the router in the utility room and then it would work. Yeah. Now I have the four agreed network outlets in the agreed locations plus four outlets in the utility room, at least close to the router. That could be a patch panel, or not. There was no instruction or explanation from the electrician. Hopefully, someday I'll find the time to look it up online. Then everything is fine. Cable from the router to the first outlet, and then connect the necessary device to the matching outlet in the house. The electrician did a perfect job.
Or do you also need instructions on how to plug a power cord from the TV into the socket? It's a very similar process.
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Alessandro18 Sep 2020 09:13nordanney schrieb:
It says: All cables end at the distribution board. That is exactly what the electrician did. I don’t read “plugs,” so they are neither commissioned nor to be provided.
P.S. What use are plugs to you if the cables are terminated at the patch panel?To be honest, I also had difficulties with the electrician’s scope of work.
In my case, the cables were also not patched, but only led to the distribution board. However, the construction specification did not state that this would NOT be done, so I assumed the electrician would handle it. The same goes for the coaxial cables.
He also doesn’t specify that switches and sockets will be properly wired and connected.
Switches and sockets usually come with the inserts included. Besides, they are two completely different matters. Switches and sockets operate at 230V, so a layperson without professional knowledge should not interfere with them, whereas CAT and coaxial cables are SELV (Separated Extra Low Voltage) and can be handled by anyone. For these reasons alone, sockets are always fully wired and ready to use. Network outlets, on the other hand, are only wired and ready if explicitly requested.
untergasse4318 Sep 2020 09:32Alessandro schrieb:
The construction scope description did not specify that it would NOT be done, so I assumed the electrician would handle it. The same goes for the coax cables. What exactly does it say about this? I’ve encountered this situation many times: “But I thought that was included?” Since this happens often enough, every quote now clearly states that only those items explicitly listed are included or will be done. Especially with electrical work/building automation, this is usually quite clear. In this case, it was specified that cables would be run to a certain location. That is exactly what was done. When you buy a garage, you don’t usually get a car with it either.
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